Colour
#F2C23D
- #F2C23D
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#F2C23D is a orange with RGB values 242, 194, 61 and HSL 44°, 87%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#F2C23D#F2C23D
HEX#F2C23D
RGBrgb(242, 194, 61)
RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.7608, 0.2392
RGB percentages94.9%, 76.1%, 23.9%
HSLhsl(44.1, 87.4%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(44.1, 74.8%, 94.9%)
CMYK0%, 19.8%, 74.8%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,909,437
CSS custom property--colour: #F2C23D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57798WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.56:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#0D3DC2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3D6DF2
Analogous#F2673D, #C8F23D
Triadic#3DF2C2, #C23DF2
Split complementary#3DC7F2, #683DF2
Tetradic#3DF267, #3D6DF2, #F23DC7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R242
G194
B61
Red242 (94.9%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue61 (23.9%)
Hue44.09°
Saturation (HSL)87.44%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F2 · G C2 · B 3D
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