Colour

#FFFF6C

#FFFF6C
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#FFFF6C is a yellow with RGB values 255, 255, 108 and HSL 60°, 100%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 19.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#FFFF6C#FFFF6C

HEX#FFFF6C

RGBrgb(255, 255, 108)

RGB (0–1)1, 1, 0.4235

RGB percentages100%, 100%, 42.4%

HSLhsl(60, 100%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60, 57.6%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 0%, 57.6%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,777,068

CSS custom property--colour: #FFFF6C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.93863WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness242.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 19.77:1

Contrast with white1.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black19.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#F4F4F4

Inverted#000093

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFF55Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFFA75no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FFF0E0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.06:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text19.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 26.2 Yellow · ΔE 26.2 Gold · ΔE 26.9 Yellow green · ΔE 29.1 Green yellow · ΔE 37.4 Goldenrod · ΔE 37.7

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 26.2, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6C6CFF

Analogous#FFB56C, #B5FF6C

Triadic#6CFFFF, #FF6CFF

Split complementary#6CB5FF, #B56CFF

Tetradic#6CFFB5, #6C6CFF, #FF6CB5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFD2

Lighter +10%#FFFF9F

Darker −10%#FFFF39

Darker −20%#FFFF06

Darker −30%#D2D200

Darker −40%#9F9F00

More saturated +25%#FFFF6C

Less saturated −25%#EDED7E

Channel breakdown

R255

G255

B108

Red255 (100%)

Green255 (100%)

Blue108 (42.4%)

Hue60°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness71.18%

Dominant channelRed and Green

Hex per channelR FF · G FF · B 6C

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