Colour
#F2BE01
- #F2BE01
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#F2BE01 is a yellow with RGB values 242, 190, 1 and HSL 47°, 99%, 48%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#F2BE01#F2BE01
HEX#F2BE01
RGBrgb(242, 190, 1)
RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.7451, 0.0039
RGB percentages94.9%, 74.5%, 0.4%
HSLhsl(47.1, 99.2%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.1, 99.6%, 94.9%)
CMYK0%, 21.5%, 99.6%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,908,353
CSS custom property--colour: #F2BE01;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55706WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.14:1
Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#0D41FE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0135F2
Analogous#F24501, #AEF201
Triadic#01F2BE, #BE01F2
Split complementary#01AEF2, #4501F2
Tetradic#01F245, #0135F2, #F201AE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R242
G190
B1
Red242 (94.9%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue1 (0.4%)
Hue47.05°
Saturation (HSL)99.18%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F2 · G BE · B 01
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