Recognised as Colour
#F2D805
- #F2D805
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#F2D805 is a yellow with RGB values 242, 216, 5 and HSL 53°, 96%, 48%. 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
#F2D805#F2D805
HEX#F2D805
RGBrgb(242, 216, 5)
RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.8471, 0.0196
RGB percentages94.9%, 84.7%, 2%
HSLhsl(53.4, 96%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(53.4, 97.9%, 94.9%)
CMYK0%, 10.7%, 97.9%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,915,013
CSS custom property--colour: #F2D805;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.68WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.6:1
Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#0D27FA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#051FF2
Analogous#F26105, #95F205
Triadic#05F2D8, #D805F2
Split complementary#0595F2, #6105F2
Tetradic#05F262, #051FF2, #F20596
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R242
G216
B5
Red242 (94.9%)
Green216 (84.7%)
Blue5 (2%)
Hue53.42°
Saturation (HSL)95.95%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F2 · G D8 · B 05
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