Recognised as Colour
#F2D849
- #F2D849
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#F2D849 is a yellow with RGB values 242, 216, 73 and HSL 51°, 87%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#F2D849#F2D849
HEX#F2D849
RGBrgb(242, 216, 73)
RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.8471, 0.2863
RGB percentages94.9%, 84.7%, 28.6%
HSLhsl(50.8, 86.7%, 61.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.8, 69.8%, 94.9%)
CMYK0%, 10.7%, 69.8%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,915,081
CSS custom property--colour: #F2D849;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.6847WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.69:1
Contrast with white1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#0D27B6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4963F2
Analogous#F28449, #B7F249
Triadic#49F2D8, #D849F2
Split complementary#49B8F2, #8349F2
Tetradic#49F284, #4963F2, #F249B8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R242
G216
B73
Red242 (94.9%)
Green216 (84.7%)
Blue73 (28.6%)
Hue50.77°
Saturation (HSL)86.67%
Lightness61.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F2 · G D8 · B 49
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