Colour

#F2D701

#F2D701
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#F2D701 is a yellow with RGB values 242, 215, 1 and HSL 53°, 99%, 48%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#F2D701#F2D701

HEX#F2D701

RGBrgb(242, 215, 1)

RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.8431, 0.0039

RGB percentages94.9%, 84.3%, 0.4%

HSLhsl(53.3, 99.2%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(53.3, 99.6%, 94.9%)

CMYK0%, 11.2%, 99.6%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,914,753

CSS custom property--colour: #F2D701;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6748WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness211.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.5:1

Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD

Inverted#0D28FE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EDD100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#F5DB26no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FFC6B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 5.8 Yellow · ΔE 20.2 Goldenrod · ΔE 27.6 Orange · ΔE 33.9 Yellow green · ΔE 37.2 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 39.1

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 5.84, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#011CF2

Analogous#F25F01, #94F201

Triadic#01F2D7, #D701F2

Split complementary#0195F2, #5E01F2

Tetradic#01F25E, #011CF2, #F20195

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFF8C0

Lighter +30%#FFF28D

Lighter +20%#FEEC5B

Lighter +10%#FEE628

Darker −10%#BFAA01

Darker −20%#8C7D01

Darker −30%#5A5000

Darker −40%#272300

More saturated +25%#F3D800

Less saturated −25%#D4BF1F

Channel breakdown

R242

G215

Red242 (94.9%)

Green215 (84.3%)

Blue1 (0.4%)

Hue53.28°

Saturation (HSL)99.18%

Lightness47.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F2 · G D7 · B 01

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Colour harmonies

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