Recognised as Colour
#F2DD14
- #F2DD14
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#F2DD14 is a yellow with RGB values 242, 221, 20 and HSL 54°, 90%, 51%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#F2DD14#F2DD14
HEX#F2DD14
RGBrgb(242, 221, 20)
RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.8667, 0.0784
RGB percentages94.9%, 86.7%, 7.8%
HSLhsl(54.3, 89.5%, 51.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(54.3, 91.7%, 94.9%)
CMYK0%, 8.7%, 91.7%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,916,308
CSS custom property--colour: #F2DD14;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.70641WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.13:1
Contrast with white1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#0D22EB
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1429F2
Analogous#F26E14, #98F214
Triadic#14F2DD, #DD14F2
Split complementary#1498F2, #6E14F2
Tetradic#14F26E, #1429F2, #F21498
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R242
G221
B20
Red242 (94.9%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue20 (7.8%)
Hue54.32°
Saturation (HSL)89.52%
Lightness51.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F2 · G DD · B 14
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