Colour

#F2D93D

#F2D93D
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#F2D93D is a yellow with RGB values 242, 217, 61 and HSL 52°, 87%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#F2D93D#F2D93D

HEX#F2D93D

RGBrgb(242, 217, 61)

RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.851, 0.2392

RGB percentages94.9%, 85.1%, 23.9%

HSLhsl(51.7, 87.4%, 59.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.7, 74.8%, 94.9%)

CMYK0%, 10.3%, 74.8%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,915,325

CSS custom property--colour: #F2D93D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6884WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness213.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.77:1

Contrast with white1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3

Inverted#0D26C2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EED31Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#F5DC48no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FFC9BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 13.6 Goldenrod · ΔE 22.9 Yellow · ΔE 26.7 Khaki · ΔE 30 Yellow green · ΔE 33.3 Orange · ΔE 33.5

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 13.57, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3D56F2

Analogous#F27F3D, #B0F23D

Triadic#3DF2D9, #D93DF2

Split complementary#3DB1F2, #7E3DF2

Tetradic#3DF27F, #3D56F2, #F23DB1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFEFC

Lighter +30%#FCF5CC

Lighter +20%#F8EC9D

Lighter +10%#F5E26D

Darker −10%#ECCE10

Darker −20%#BCA40D

Darker −30%#8D7A09

Darker −40%#5D5106

More saturated +25%#FFE230

Less saturated −25%#D8C657

Channel breakdown

R242

G217

B61

Red242 (94.9%)

Green217 (85.1%)

Blue61 (23.9%)

Hue51.71°

Saturation (HSL)87.44%

Lightness59.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F2 · G D9 · B 3D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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