Recognised as Colour

#F2D95C

#F2D95C
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#F2D95C is a yellow with RGB values 242, 217, 92 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

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HEX#F2D95C

RGBrgb(242, 217, 92)

RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.851, 0.3608

RGB percentages94.9%, 85.1%, 36.1%

HSLhsl(50, 85.2%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50, 62%, 94.9%)

CMYK0%, 10.3%, 62%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,915,356

CSS custom property--colour: #F2D95C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69276WCAG 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 14.86:1

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

Contrast with black14.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5

Inverted#0D26A3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EDD44Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#F3DD62no 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 54.8 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 text14.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 18.7 Goldenrod · ΔE 22 Gold · ΔE 24.4 Dark khaki · ΔE 27.3 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 31.5 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 32.4

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 18.68, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5C75F2

Analogous#F28E5C, #C0F25C

Triadic#5CF2D9, #D95CF2

Split complementary#5CC0F2, #8E5CF2

Tetradic#5CF28E, #5C75F2, #F25CC0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDFAEA

Lighter +20%#FAEFBA

Lighter +10%#F6E48B

Darker −10%#EECE2D

Darker −20%#D7B611

Darker −30%#A88E0D

Darker −40%#78660A

More saturated +25%#FFE24F

Less saturated −25%#DCCA72

Channel breakdown

R242

G217

B92

Red242 (94.9%)

Green217 (85.1%)

Blue92 (36.1%)

Hue50°

Saturation (HSL)85.23%

Lightness65.49%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F2 · G D9 · B 5C

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