Recognised as Colour
#F2CD2D
- #F2CD2D
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#F2CD2D is a yellow with RGB values 242, 205, 45 and HSL 49°, 88%, 56%. 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
#F2CD2D#F2CD2D
HEX#F2CD2D
RGBrgb(242, 205, 45)
RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.8039, 0.1765
RGB percentages94.9%, 80.4%, 17.6%
HSLhsl(48.7, 88.3%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.7, 81.4%, 94.9%)
CMYK0%, 15.3%, 81.4%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,912,237
CSS custom property--colour: #F2CD2D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.62729WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.55:1
Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#0D32D2
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 text13.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2D52F2
Analogous#F26B2D, #B4F22D
Triadic#2DF2CD, #CD2DF2
Split complementary#2DB4F2, #6B2DF2
Tetradic#2DF26B, #2D52F2, #F22DB4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R242
G205
B45
Red242 (94.9%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue45 (17.6%)
Hue48.73°
Saturation (HSL)88.34%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F2 · G CD · B 2D
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