Recognised as Colour
#F2CA00
- #F2CA00
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#F2CA00 is a yellow with RGB values 242, 202, 0 and HSL 50°, 100%, 47%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#F2CA00#F2CA00
HEX#F2CA00
RGBrgb(242, 202, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.7922, 0
RGB percentages94.9%, 79.2%, 0%
HSLhsl(50.1, 100%, 47.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.1, 100%, 94.9%)
CMYK0%, 16.5%, 100%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,911,424
CSS custom property--colour: #F2CA00;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.61118WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.22:1
Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#0D35FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0028F2
Analogous#F25100, #A1F200
Triadic#00F2CA, #CA00F2
Split complementary#00A1F2, #5100F2
Tetradic#00F251, #0028F2, #F200A1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R242
G202
B0
Red242 (94.9%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue50.08°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness47.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F2 · G CA · B 00
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