Recognised as Colour

#F2DA5E

#F2DA5E
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#F2DA5E is a yellow with RGB values 242, 218, 94 and HSL 50°, 85%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#F2DA5E#F2DA5E

HEX#F2DA5E

RGBrgb(242, 218, 94)

RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.8549, 0.3686

RGB percentages94.9%, 85.5%, 36.9%

HSLhsl(50.3, 85.1%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.3, 61.2%, 94.9%)

CMYK0%, 9.9%, 61.2%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,915,614

CSS custom property--colour: #F2DA5E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69828WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness215.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.97:1

Contrast with white1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6

Inverted#0D25A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EDD550no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#F4DD64no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Tritanopia#FFCBBFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 18 Goldenrod · ΔE 22.6 Gold · ΔE 25 Dark khaki · ΔE 26.9 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 31.8 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 31.9

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 18.02, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5E76F2

Analogous#F2905E, #C0F25E

Triadic#5EF2DA, #DA5EF2

Split complementary#5EC0F2, #905EF2

Tetradic#5EF290, #5E76F2, #F25EC0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDFBEC

Lighter +20%#FAF0BC

Lighter +10%#F6E58D

Darker −10%#EECF2F

Darker −20%#D9B811

Darker −30%#A9900E

Darker −40%#7A680A

More saturated +25%#FFE351

Less saturated −25%#DCCB74

Channel breakdown

R242

G218

B94

Red242 (94.9%)

Green218 (85.5%)

Blue94 (36.9%)

Hue50.27°

Saturation (HSL)85.06%

Lightness65.88%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F2 · G DA · B 5E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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