Colour

#F2D855

#F2D855
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Goldenrod

#F2D855 is a yellow with RGB values 242, 216, 85 and HSL 50°, 86%, 64%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#F2D855#F2D855

HEX#F2D855

RGBrgb(242, 216, 85)

RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.8471, 0.3333

RGB percentages94.9%, 84.7%, 33.3%

HSLhsl(50.1, 85.8%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.1, 64.9%, 94.9%)

CMYK0%, 10.7%, 64.9%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,915,093

CSS custom property--colour: #F2D855;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68645WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness213.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.73:1

Contrast with white1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4

Inverted#0D27AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#ECD345no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#F3DC5Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FFC9BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 21.2 Khaki · ΔE 21.3 Gold · ΔE 21.9 Dark khaki · ΔE 29.5 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 31.3 Yellow green · ΔE 33.9

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 21.18, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#556FF2

Analogous#F28A55, #BDF255

Triadic#55F2D8, #D855F2

Split complementary#55BDF2, #8A55F2

Tetradic#55F28A, #556FF2, #F255BD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDF9E3

Lighter +20%#F9EEB4

Lighter +10%#F6E384

Darker −10%#EECD26

Darker −20%#D1B110

Darker −30%#A2890C

Darker −40%#726109

More saturated +25%#FFE148

Less saturated −25%#DBC96C

Channel breakdown

R242

G216

B85

Red242 (94.9%)

Green216 (84.7%)

Blue85 (33.3%)

Hue50.06°

Saturation (HSL)85.79%

Lightness64.12%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F2 · G D8 · B 55

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