Colour

#F2DC68

#F2DC68
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#F2DC68 is a yellow with RGB values 242, 220, 104 and HSL 50°, 84%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

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HEX#F2DC68

RGBrgb(242, 220, 104)

RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.8627, 0.4078

RGB percentages94.9%, 86.3%, 40.8%

HSLhsl(50.4, 84.1%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.4, 57%, 94.9%)

CMYK0%, 9.1%, 57%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,916,136

CSS custom property--colour: #F2DC68;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71063WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness217.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.21:1

Contrast with white1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8

Inverted#0D2397

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EFD75Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#F5DF6Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Tritanopia#FFCEC2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 14.2 Dark khaki · ΔE 24.1 Goldenrod · ΔE 24.5 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 28 Gold · ΔE 28.8 Navajo white · ΔE 32.4

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 14.24, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#687EF2

Analogous#F29768, #C3F268

Triadic#68F2DC, #DC68F2

Split complementary#68C3F2, #9768F2

Tetradic#68F297, #687EF2, #F268C3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFDF5

Lighter +20%#FAF2C6

Lighter +10%#F6E797

Darker −10%#EED139

Darker −20%#E1C013

Darker −30%#B2980F

Darker −40%#83700B

More saturated +25%#FFE55B

Less saturated −25%#DECE7D

Channel breakdown

R242

G220

B104

Red242 (94.9%)

Green220 (86.3%)

Blue104 (40.8%)

Hue50.43°

Saturation (HSL)84.15%

Lightness67.84%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F2 · G DC · B 68

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