Colour
#F2BF00
- #F2BF00
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#F2BF00 is a yellow with RGB values 242, 191, 0 and HSL 47°, 100%, 47%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#F2BF00#F2BF00
HEX#F2BF00
RGBrgb(242, 191, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.749, 0
RGB percentages94.9%, 74.9%, 0%
HSLhsl(47.4, 100%, 47.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.4, 100%, 94.9%)
CMYK0%, 21.1%, 100%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,908,608
CSS custom property--colour: #F2BF00;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56139WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.23:1
Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#0D40FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0033F2
Analogous#F24600, #ACF200
Triadic#00F2BF, #BF00F2
Split complementary#00ACF2, #4600F2
Tetradic#00F246, #0033F2, #F200AC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R242
G191
B0
Red242 (94.9%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue47.36°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness47.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F2 · G BF · B 00
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