Colour

#F2D959

#F2D959
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#F2D959 is a yellow with RGB values 242, 217, 89 and HSL 50°, 85%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

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HEX#F2D959

RGBrgb(242, 217, 89)

RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.851, 0.349

RGB percentages94.9%, 85.1%, 34.9%

HSLhsl(50.2, 85.5%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.2, 63.2%, 94.9%)

CMYK0%, 10.3%, 63.2%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,915,353

CSS custom property--colour: #F2D959;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69224WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness214.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.84:1

Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5

Inverted#0D26A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EDD44Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#F4DD60no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FFCABEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 19.9 Goldenrod · ΔE 21.8 Gold · ΔE 23.2 Dark khaki · ΔE 28.4 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 31.6 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 33.6

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 19.86, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5972F2

Analogous#F28C59, #BFF259

Triadic#59F2D9, #D959F2

Split complementary#59BEF2, #8D59F2

Tetradic#59F28C, #5972F2, #F259BE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDF9E7

Lighter +20%#F9EFB8

Lighter +10%#F6E488

Darker −10%#EECE2A

Darker −20%#D4B411

Darker −30%#A58C0D

Darker −40%#766409

More saturated +25%#FFE24C

Less saturated −25%#DCCA6F

Channel breakdown

R242

G217

B89

Red242 (94.9%)

Green217 (85.1%)

Blue89 (34.9%)

Hue50.2°

Saturation (HSL)85.47%

Lightness64.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F2 · G D9 · B 59

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