Recognised as Colour

#F2D95B

#F2D95B
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#F2D95B is a yellow with RGB values 242, 217, 91 and HSL 50°, 85%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#F2D95B#F2D95B

HEX#F2D95B

RGBrgb(242, 217, 91)

RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.851, 0.3569

RGB percentages94.9%, 85.1%, 35.7%

HSLhsl(50.1, 85.3%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.1, 62.4%, 94.9%)

CMYK0%, 10.3%, 62.4%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,915,355

CSS custom property--colour: #F2D95B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69258WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness214.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.85:1

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

Contrast with black14.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5

Inverted#0D26A4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EDD44Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#F3DD61no 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 55.2 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 text14.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 19.1 Goldenrod · ΔE 21.9 Gold · ΔE 24 Dark khaki · ΔE 27.7 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 31.5 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 32.8

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 19.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5B74F2

Analogous#F28E5B, #C0F25B

Triadic#5BF2D9, #D95BF2

Split complementary#5BC0F2, #8D5BF2

Tetradic#5BF28D, #5B74F2, #F25BC0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDFAE9

Lighter +20%#F9EFBA

Lighter +10%#F6E48A

Darker −10%#EECE2C

Darker −20%#D6B511

Darker −30%#A78D0D

Darker −40%#786509

More saturated +25%#FFE24E

Less saturated −25%#DCCA71

Channel breakdown

R242

G217

B91

Red242 (94.9%)

Green217 (85.1%)

Blue91 (35.7%)

Hue50.07°

Saturation (HSL)85.31%

Lightness65.29%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F2 · G D9 · B 5B

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