Colour

#FFF254

#FFF254
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FFF254 is a yellow with RGB values 255, 242, 84 and HSL 55°, 100%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#FFF254#FFF254

HEX#FFF254

RGBrgb(255, 242, 84)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.949, 0.3294

RGB percentages100%, 94.9%, 32.9%

HSLhsl(55.4, 100%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(55.4, 67.1%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 5.1%, 67.1%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,773,716

CSS custom property--colour: #FFF254;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.85404WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness233.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.08:1

Contrast with white1.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black18.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E9E9E9

Inverted#000DAB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFEA3Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFF15Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FFE2D2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.16:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text18.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 18.5 Yellow · ΔE 22.1 Khaki · ΔE 29.9 Yellow green · ΔE 31.3 Goldenrod · ΔE 32.3 Green yellow · ΔE 40.1

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 18.49, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5461FF

Analogous#FF9C54, #B7FF54

Triadic#54FFF2, #F254FF

Split complementary#54B7FF, #9C54FF

Tetradic#54FF9C, #5461FF, #FF54B7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFEED

Lighter +20%#FFFABA

Lighter +10%#FFF687

Darker −10%#FFEE21

Darker −20%#EDDB00

Darker −30%#BAAC00

Darker −40%#877D00

More saturated +25%#FFF254

Less saturated −25%#EAE069

Channel breakdown

R255

G242

B84

Red255 (100%)

Green242 (94.9%)

Blue84 (32.9%)

Hue55.44°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness66.47%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G F2 · B 54

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