Colour

#FFF257

#FFF257
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FFF257 is a yellow with RGB values 255, 242, 87 and HSL 55°, 100%, 67%. 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

#FFF257#FFF257

HEX#FFF257

RGBrgb(255, 242, 87)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.949, 0.3412

RGB percentages100%, 94.9%, 34.1%

HSLhsl(55.4, 100%, 67.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(55.4, 65.9%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 5.1%, 65.9%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,773,719

CSS custom property--colour: #FFF257;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.85452WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness233.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.09:1

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

Contrast with black18.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#EAEAEA

Inverted#000DA8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFEA41no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFF161no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FFE2D2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.1 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 text18.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 19.2 Yellow · ΔE 23.1 Khaki · ΔE 28.7 Yellow green · ΔE 31.2 Goldenrod · ΔE 32 Dark khaki · ΔE 39.9

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 19.2, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5764FF

Analogous#FF9E57, #B8FF57

Triadic#57FFF2, #F257FF

Split complementary#57B8FF, #9E57FF

Tetradic#57FF9E, #5764FF, #FF57B8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFEF0

Lighter +20%#FFFABD

Lighter +10%#FFF68A

Darker −10%#FFEE24

Darker −20%#F0DD00

Darker −30%#BDAE00

Darker −40%#8A7F00

More saturated +25%#FFF257

Less saturated −25%#EAE06C

Channel breakdown

R255

G242

B87

Red255 (100%)

Green242 (94.9%)

Blue87 (34.1%)

Hue55.36°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness67.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G F2 · B 57

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