Recognised as Colour

#FFFE59

#FFFE59
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Yellow

#FFFE59 is a yellow with RGB values 255, 254, 89 and HSL 60°, 100%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 19.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow.

Colour values

#FFFE59#FFFE59

HEX#FFFE59

RGBrgb(255, 254, 89)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.9961, 0.349

RGB percentages100%, 99.6%, 34.9%

HSLhsl(59.6, 100%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(59.6, 65.1%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 0.4%, 65.1%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,776,793

CSS custom property--colour: #FFFE59;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.92865WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness241.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 19.57:1

Contrast with white1.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black19.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#F2F2F2

Inverted#0001A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFF441no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFF964no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FFEEDDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.07:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text19.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow · ΔE 19.1 Gold · ΔE 22.8 Yellow green · ΔE 29.6 Khaki · ΔE 32.8 Green yellow · ΔE 34.7 Goldenrod · ΔE 38.5

Nearest named CSS colourYellow (#FFFF00)ΔE 19.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#595AFF

Analogous#FFAB59, #ADFF59

Triadic#59FFFE, #FE59FF

Split complementary#59ADFF, #AB59FF

Tetradic#59FFAB, #595AFF, #FF59AD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFF2

Lighter +20%#FFFFBF

Lighter +10%#FFFE8C

Darker −10%#FFFE26

Darker −20%#F2F100

Darker −30%#BFBE00

Darker −40%#8C8B00

More saturated +25%#FFFE59

Less saturated −25%#EAEA6E

Channel breakdown

R255

G254

B89

Red255 (100%)

Green254 (99.6%)

Blue89 (34.9%)

Hue59.64°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness67.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G FE · B 59

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Harmonies

Lighter and darker

Similar named colours

Also reads as

FFFe59 (chemical formula)

Formula
3,332.851 g/mol
61 atoms

FFFe59 has a molar mass of 3,332.851 g/mol, made up of 61 atoms across 2 elements: 2 × F, 59 × Fe.

Open this reading on its own page →

Molar mass

Molar mass3,332.851 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule61

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule5.5343293 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.8069037 × 10^20

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

F1.1%

Fe98.9%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 1.14%

Iron (Fe × 59)3,294.855 g/mol, 98.86%

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Elements in this formula

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page