Colour

#FFEE5C

#FFEE5C
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FFEE5C is a yellow with RGB values 255, 238, 92 and HSL 54°, 100%, 68%. 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

#FFEE5C#FFEE5C

HEX#FFEE5C

RGBrgb(255, 238, 92)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.9333, 0.3608

RGB percentages100%, 93.3%, 36.1%

HSLhsl(53.7, 100%, 68%)

HSV / HSBhsv(53.7, 63.9%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 6.7%, 63.9%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,772,700

CSS custom property--colour: #FFEE5C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.83182WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness231.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.64:1

Contrast with white1.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black17.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E7E7E7

Inverted#0011A3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFE74Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFEF64no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Tritanopia#FFDED0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.19:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text17.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 20.1 Khaki · ΔE 25.4 Yellow · ΔE 26.9 Goldenrod · ΔE 29.5 Yellow green · ΔE 32.1 Dark khaki · ΔE 36.7

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 20.07, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#5C6DFF

Analogous#FF9D5C, #BEFF5C

Triadic#5CFFEE, #EE5CFF

Split complementary#5CBEFF, #9D5CFF

Tetradic#5CFF9D, #5C6DFF, #FF5CBE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFEF5

Lighter +20%#FFF9C2

Lighter +10%#FFF38F

Darker −10%#FFE929

Darker −20%#F5DB00

Darker −30%#C2AE00

Darker −40%#8F8000

More saturated +25%#FFEE5C

Less saturated −25%#EBDE70

Channel breakdown

R255

G238

B92

Red255 (100%)

Green238 (93.3%)

Blue92 (36.1%)

Hue53.74°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness68.04%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G EE · B 5C

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Colour values

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