Recognised as Colour
#FFED61
- #FFED61
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FFED61 is a yellow with RGB values 255, 237, 97 and HSL 53°, 100%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#FFED61#FFED61
HEX#FFED61
RGBrgb(255, 237, 97)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.9294, 0.3804
RGB percentages100%, 92.9%, 38%
HSLhsl(53.2, 100%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(53.2, 62%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 7.1%, 62%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,772,449
CSS custom property--colour: #FFED61;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.82691WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness231.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.54:1
Contrast with white1.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E7E7E7
Inverted#00129E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6173FF
Analogous#FF9E61, #C2FF61
Triadic#61FFED, #ED61FF
Split complementary#61C2FF, #9E61FF
Tetradic#61FF9E, #6173FF, #FF61C2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R255
G237
B97
Red255 (100%)
Green237 (92.9%)
Blue97 (38%)
Hue53.16°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G ED · B 61
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