Recognised as Colour

#F2D458

#F2D458
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Goldenrod

#F2D458 is a yellow with RGB values 242, 212, 88 and HSL 48°, 86%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#F2D458

RGBrgb(242, 212, 88)

RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.8314, 0.3451

RGB percentages94.9%, 83.1%, 34.5%

HSLhsl(48.3, 85.6%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48.3, 63.6%, 94.9%)

CMYK0%, 12.4%, 63.6%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,914,072

CSS custom property--colour: #F2D458;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66669WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness211.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.33:1

Contrast with white1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1

Inverted#0D2BA7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E8D049no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#F0D95Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FFC5BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 19.5 Khaki · ΔE 19.8 Gold · ΔE 23.9 Dark khaki · ΔE 27.3 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 29.3 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 33.1

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 19.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#5876F2

Analogous#F28758, #C3F258

Triadic#58F2D4, #D458F2

Split complementary#58C3F2, #8758F2

Tetradic#58F287, #5876F2, #F258C3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDF9E6

Lighter +20%#F9ECB7

Lighter +10%#F6E087

Darker −10%#EEC829

Darker −20%#D4AE10

Darker −30%#A4870D

Darker −40%#756009

More saturated +25%#FFDC4B

Less saturated −25%#DBC66E

Channel breakdown

R242

G212

B88

Red242 (94.9%)

Green212 (83.1%)

Blue88 (34.5%)

Hue48.31°

Saturation (HSL)85.56%

Lightness64.71%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F2 · G D4 · B 58

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Colour values

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