Recognised as Colour
#F2D941
- #F2D941
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#F2D941 is a yellow with RGB values 242, 217, 65 and HSL 52°, 87%, 60%. 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
#F2D941#F2D941
HEX#F2D941
RGBrgb(242, 217, 65)
RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.851, 0.2549
RGB percentages94.9%, 85.1%, 25.5%
HSLhsl(51.5, 87.2%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.5, 73.1%, 94.9%)
CMYK0%, 10.3%, 73.1%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,915,329
CSS custom property--colour: #F2D941;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.68885WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.78:1
Contrast with white1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#0D26BE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#415AF2
Analogous#F28141, #B3F241
Triadic#41F2D9, #D941F2
Split complementary#41B2F2, #8141F2
Tetradic#41F281, #415AF2, #F241B2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R242
G217
B65
Red242 (94.9%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue65 (25.5%)
Hue51.53°
Saturation (HSL)87.19%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F2 · G D9 · B 41
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