Recognised as Colour
#F2CD09
- #F2CD09
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#F2CD09 is a yellow with RGB values 242, 205, 9 and HSL 50°, 93%, 49%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#F2CD09#F2CD09
HEX#F2CD09
RGBrgb(242, 205, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.8039, 0.0353
RGB percentages94.9%, 80.4%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(50.5, 92.8%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.5, 96.3%, 94.9%)
CMYK0%, 15.3%, 96.3%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,912,201
CSS custom property--colour: #F2CD09;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.6256WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.51:1
Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#0D32F6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#092EF2
Analogous#F25909, #A3F209
Triadic#09F2CD, #CD09F2
Split complementary#09A3F2, #5909F2
Tetradic#09F259, #092EF2, #F209A3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R242
G205
B9
Red242 (94.9%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue50.47°
Saturation (HSL)92.83%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F2 · G CD · B 09
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