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Colour

#FFFF06

  • #FFFF06
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow

#FFFF06 is a yellow with RGB values 255, 255, 6 and HSL 60°, 100%, 51%. 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

#FFFF06#FFFF06
HEX#FFFF06
RGBrgb(255, 255, 6)
RGB (0–1)1, 1, 0.0235
RGB percentages100%, 100%, 2.4%
HSLhsl(60, 100%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 97.6%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 97.6%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,776,966
CSS custom property--colour: #FFFF06;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.92793WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness240 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 19.56:1
Contrast with white1.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black19.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EDEDED
Inverted#0000F9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFF400no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#FFFA33no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Tritanopia#FFEED9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 85.3 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 text19.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow · ΔE 0.4Gold · ΔE 23.2Green yellow · ΔE 33.7Yellow green · ΔE 38.1Goldenrod · ΔE 47.3Chartreuse · ΔE 47.8
Nearest named CSS colourYellow (#FFFF00)ΔE 0.41, indistinguishable to the eye
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0606FF
Analogous#FF8306, #83FF06
Triadic#06FFFF, #FF06FF
Split complementary#0683FF, #8306FF
Tetradic#06FF83, #0606FF, #FF0683

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFD2
Lighter +30%#FFFF9F
Lighter +20%#FFFF6C
Lighter +10%#FFFF39
Darker −10%#D2D200
Darker −20%#9F9F00
Darker −30%#6C6C00
Darker −40%#393900
More saturated +25%#FFFF06
Less saturated −25%#E0E025

Channel breakdown

R255
G255
B6
Red255 (100%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue6 (2.4%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR FF · G FF · B 06

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