Recognised as Colour

#F2D739

#F2D739
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#F2D739 is a yellow with RGB values 242, 215, 57 and HSL 51°, 88%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#F2D739#F2D739

HEX#F2D739

RGBrgb(242, 215, 57)

RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.8431, 0.2235

RGB percentages94.9%, 84.3%, 22.4%

HSLhsl(51.2, 87.7%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.2, 76.4%, 94.9%)

CMYK0%, 11.2%, 76.4%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,914,809

CSS custom property--colour: #F2D739;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67774WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness212.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.55:1

Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1

Inverted#0D28C6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#ECD114no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#F4DB44no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Tritanopia#FFC7B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 12.5 Goldenrod · ΔE 22.2 Yellow · ΔE 26.8 Khaki · ΔE 30.9 Orange · ΔE 32.4 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 33.7

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 12.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3954F2

Analogous#F27A39, #B1F239

Triadic#39F2D7, #D739F2

Split complementary#39B1F2, #7B39F2

Tetradic#39F27A, #3954F2, #F239B1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFEF8

Lighter +30%#FBF4C9

Lighter +20%#F8EA99

Lighter +10%#F5E169

Darker −10%#E9C90F

Darker −20%#B9A00C

Darker −30%#897609

Darker −40%#594D06

More saturated +25%#FFE02C

Less saturated −25%#D8C453

Channel breakdown

R242

G215

B57

Red242 (94.9%)

Green215 (84.3%)

Blue57 (22.4%)

Hue51.24°

Saturation (HSL)87.68%

Lightness58.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F2 · G D7 · B 39

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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