Recognised as Colour

#F2E55C

#F2E55C
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#F2E55C is a yellow with RGB values 242, 229, 92 and HSL 55°, 85%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#F2E55C#F2E55C

HEX#F2E55C

RGBrgb(242, 229, 92)

RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.898, 0.3608

RGB percentages94.9%, 89.8%, 36.1%

HSLhsl(54.8, 85.2%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(54.8, 62%, 94.9%)

CMYK0%, 5.4%, 62%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,918,428

CSS custom property--colour: #F2E55C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75689WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness221.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.14:1

Contrast with white1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE

Inverted#0D1AA3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F8DE4Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#FCE564no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FFD6C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 21.5 Gold · ΔE 23.2 Goldenrod · ΔE 27.7 Yellow green · ΔE 29.5 Yellow · ΔE 30.8 Dark khaki · ΔE 31.7

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 21.49, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5C69F2

Analogous#F29A5C, #B4F25C

Triadic#5CF2E5, #E55CF2

Split complementary#5CB4F2, #9A5CF2

Tetradic#5CF29A, #5C69F2, #F25CB4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDFCEA

Lighter +20%#FAF4BA

Lighter +10%#F6ED8B

Darker −10%#EEDD2D

Darker −20%#D7C611

Darker −30%#A89A0D

Darker −40%#786F0A

More saturated +25%#FFF04F

Less saturated −25%#DCD372

Channel breakdown

R242

G229

B92

Red242 (94.9%)

Green229 (89.8%)

Blue92 (36.1%)

Hue54.8°

Saturation (HSL)85.23%

Lightness65.49%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F2 · G E5 · B 5C

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Colour values

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