Recognised as Colour
#F2DA51
- #F2DA51
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#F2DA51 is a yellow with RGB values 242, 218, 81 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
#F2DA51#F2DA51
HEX#F2DA51
RGBrgb(242, 218, 81)
RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.8549, 0.3176
RGB percentages94.9%, 85.5%, 31.8%
HSLhsl(51.1, 86.1%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.1, 66.5%, 94.9%)
CMYK0%, 9.9%, 66.5%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,915,601
CSS custom property--colour: #F2DA51;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.69614WCAG 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#0D25AE
Colour vision & accessibility
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
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5169F2
Analogous#F28951, #BAF251
Triadic#51F2DA, #DA51F2
Split complementary#51BAF2, #8951F2
Tetradic#51F289, #5169F2, #F251BA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R242
G218
B81
Red242 (94.9%)
Green218 (85.5%)
Blue81 (31.8%)
Hue51.06°
Saturation (HSL)86.1%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F2 · G DA · B 51
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