Recognised as Colour
#F2E457
- #F2E457
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#F2E457 is a yellow with RGB values 242, 228, 87 and HSL 55°, 86%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#F2E457#F2E457
HEX#F2E457
RGBrgb(242, 228, 87)
RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.8941, 0.3412
RGB percentages94.9%, 89.4%, 34.1%
HSLhsl(54.6, 85.6%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(54.6, 64%, 94.9%)
CMYK0%, 5.8%, 64%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,918,167
CSS custom property--colour: #F2E457;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.75052WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness221.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.01:1
Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#0D1BA8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5765F2
Analogous#F29657, #B2F257
Triadic#57F2E4, #E457F2
Split complementary#57B2F2, #9657F2
Tetradic#57F297, #5765F2, #F257B3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R242
G228
B87
Red242 (94.9%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue87 (34.1%)
Hue54.58°
Saturation (HSL)85.64%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F2 · G E4 · B 57
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