Recognised as Colour
#F2E236
- #F2E236
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#F2E236 is a yellow with RGB values 242, 226, 54 and HSL 55°, 88%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#F2E236#F2E236
HEX#F2E236
RGBrgb(242, 226, 54)
RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.8863, 0.2118
RGB percentages94.9%, 88.6%, 21.2%
HSLhsl(54.9, 87.9%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(54.9, 77.7%, 94.9%)
CMYK0%, 6.6%, 77.7%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,917,622
CSS custom property--colour: #F2E236;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.73536WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness218.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.71:1
Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#0D1DC9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3646F2
Analogous#F28436, #A4F236
Triadic#36F2E2, #E236F2
Split complementary#36A4F2, #8436F2
Tetradic#36F284, #3646F2, #F236A4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R242
G226
B54
Red242 (94.9%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue54 (21.2%)
Hue54.89°
Saturation (HSL)87.85%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F2 · G E2 · B 36
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