Recognised as Colour
#F2DB1A
- #F2DB1A
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#F2DB1A is a yellow with RGB values 242, 219, 26 and HSL 54°, 89%, 53%. 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
#F2DB1A#F2DB1A
HEX#F2DB1A
RGBrgb(242, 219, 26)
RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.8588, 0.102
RGB percentages94.9%, 85.9%, 10.2%
HSLhsl(53.6, 89.3%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(53.6, 89.3%, 94.9%)
CMYK0%, 9.5%, 89.3%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,915,802
CSS custom property--colour: #F2DB1A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.69615WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.9 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#D2D2D2
Inverted#0D24E5
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#1A31F2
Analogous#F26F1A, #9DF21A
Triadic#1AF2DB, #DB1AF2
Split complementary#1A9DF2, #6F1AF2
Tetradic#1AF26F, #1A31F2, #F21A9D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R242
G219
B26
Red242 (94.9%)
Green219 (85.9%)
Blue26 (10.2%)
Hue53.61°
Saturation (HSL)89.26%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F2 · G DB · B 1A
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