Recognised as Colour

#F2D59F

#F2D59F
Orange
Light
Nearest: Navajo white

#F2D59F is a orange with RGB values 242, 213, 159 and HSL 39°, 76%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Navajo white.

Colour values

#F2D59F#F2D59F

HEX#F2D59F

RGBrgb(242, 213, 159)

RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.8353, 0.6235

RGB percentages94.9%, 83.5%, 62.4%

HSLhsl(39, 76.1%, 78.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(39, 34.3%, 94.9%)

CMYK0%, 12%, 34.3%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,914,399

CSS custom property--colour: #F2D59F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68969WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness216.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.79:1

Contrast with white1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7

Inverted#0D2A60

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E3D49Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original

Deuteranopia#EADCA1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FFCCC7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Navajo white · ΔE 4.7 Moccasin · ΔE 6.6 Wheat · ΔE 7.1 Burlywood · ΔE 10.5 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 10.9 Peach puff · ΔE 11.3

Nearest named CSS colourNavajo white (#FFDEAD)ΔE 4.67, a close match

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9FBCF2

Analogous#F2AC9F, #E5F29F

Triadic#9FF2D5, #D59FF2

Split complementary#9FE5F2, #AC9FF2

Tetradic#9FF2AC, #9FBCF2, #F29FE5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FEFCF9

Lighter +10%#F8E9CC

Darker −10%#ECC172

Darker −20%#E6AE45

Darker −30%#DA981E

Darker −40%#AE7917

More saturated +25%#FFD992

Less saturated −25%#E4D1AD

Channel breakdown

R242

G213

B159

Red242 (94.9%)

Green213 (83.5%)

Blue159 (62.4%)

Hue39.04°

Saturation (HSL)76.15%

Lightness78.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F2 · G D5 · B 9F

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