Recognised as Colour
#FFEE50
- #FFEE50
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FFEE50 is a yellow with RGB values 255, 238, 80 and HSL 54°, 100%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#FFEE50#FFEE50
HEX#FFEE50
RGBrgb(255, 238, 80)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.9333, 0.3137
RGB percentages100%, 93.3%, 31.4%
HSLhsl(54.2, 100%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(54.2, 68.6%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 6.7%, 68.6%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,772,688
CSS custom property--colour: #FFEE50;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.82988WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness231.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.6:1
Contrast with white1.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E6E6E6
Inverted#0011AF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5061FF
Analogous#FF9750, #B8FF50
Triadic#50FFEE, #EE50FF
Split complementary#50B8FF, #9750FF
Tetradic#50FF97, #5061FF, #FF50B8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R255
G238
B80
Red255 (100%)
Green238 (93.3%)
Blue80 (31.4%)
Hue54.17°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G EE · B 50
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