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#F5E63D

Bright Yellow

#F5E63D is the CSS named color "gold", an exact match. In RGB it breaks down to red 245, green 230, and blue 61 out of 255 each. In HSL terms that's a hue of 55°, 90% saturation, and 60% lightness: on the lighter side — readable as large or bold text on a dark background, but too pale for small body text on white.

Every format

HEX#f5e63d
RGBrgb(245, 230, 61)
HSLhsl(55° 90% 60%)
HSBhsb(55° 75% 96%)
OKLCHoklch(91% 0.176 104°)
OKLABoklab(91% -0.043 0.171)
LCHlch(90% 77.9 96°)
CMYKcmyk(0% 6% 75% 4%)

Shades (darker)

#f5e63d · #ddce06 · #c6b600 · #af9f00 · #998800

Tints (lighter)

#f5e63d · #f8e941 · #fbec45 · #feef4a · #fff24d

Shades mix #F5E63D toward black in even steps, useful for hover and pressed states in a UI; tints mix it toward white, useful for subtle backgrounds and disabled states that still read as the same color family.

On white: 1.29:1 — fails
On black: 16.27:1 — AAA

Frequently asked

What is #F5E63D in RGB?
#F5E63D is rgb(245, 230, 61) — red 245, green 230, blue 61 out of 255 each.
Does #F5E63D pass WCAG contrast on a white background?
It has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 against white, which fails for normal text.
What's a good background color to pair with #F5E63D?
Black text or a black background gives better contrast (16.27:1) than white (1.29:1).

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