Recognised as Colour
#F2D72A
- #F2D72A
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#F2D72A is a yellow with RGB values 242, 215, 42 and HSL 52°, 88%, 56%. 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
#F2D72A#F2D72A
HEX#F2D72A
RGBrgb(242, 215, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.8431, 0.1647
RGB percentages94.9%, 84.3%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(51.9, 88.5%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.9, 82.6%, 94.9%)
CMYK0%, 11.2%, 82.6%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,914,794
CSS custom property--colour: #F2D72A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.67645WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.53:1
Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#0D28D5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2A45F2
Analogous#F2732A, #A9F22A
Triadic#2AF2D7, #D72AF2
Split complementary#2AA9F2, #732AF2
Tetradic#2AF273, #2A45F2, #F22AA9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R242
G215
B42
Red242 (94.9%)
Green215 (84.3%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue51.9°
Saturation (HSL)88.5%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F2 · G D7 · B 2A
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