Colour

#F2DA50

#F2DA50
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#F2DA50 is a yellow with RGB values 242, 218, 80 and HSL 51°, 86%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

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HEX#F2DA50

RGBrgb(242, 218, 80)

RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.8549, 0.3137

RGB percentages94.9%, 85.5%, 31.4%

HSLhsl(51.1, 86.2%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.1, 66.9%, 94.9%)

CMYK0%, 9.9%, 66.9%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,915,600

CSS custom property--colour: #F2DA50;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69599WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness214.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.92:1

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

Contrast with black14.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5

Inverted#0D25AF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EED43Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#F5DD58no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FFCBBEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.4 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 text14.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 19.7 Goldenrod · ΔE 22.2 Khaki · ΔE 23.5 Dark khaki · ΔE 31.8 Yellow · ΔE 31.9 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 32.7

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 19.66, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5068F2

Analogous#F28950, #B9F250

Triadic#50F2DA, #DA50F2

Split complementary#50B9F2, #8950F2

Tetradic#50F289, #5068F2, #F250B9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDF8DE

Lighter +20%#F9EEAF

Lighter +10%#F6E47F

Darker −10%#EED021

Darker −20%#CDB10F

Darker −30%#9D880C

Darker −40%#6E5F08

More saturated +25%#FFE343

Less saturated −25%#DAC968

Channel breakdown

R242

G218

B80

Red242 (94.9%)

Green218 (85.5%)

Blue80 (31.4%)

Hue51.11°

Saturation (HSL)86.17%

Lightness63.14%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F2 · G DA · B 50

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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