Recognised as Colour
#F2E941
- #F2E941
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#F2E941 is a yellow with RGB values 242, 233, 65 and HSL 57°, 87%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#F2E941#F2E941
HEX#F2E941
RGBrgb(242, 233, 65)
RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.9137, 0.2549
RGB percentages94.9%, 91.4%, 25.5%
HSLhsl(56.9, 87.2%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(56.9, 73.1%, 94.9%)
CMYK0%, 3.7%, 73.1%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,919,425
CSS custom property--colour: #F2E941;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.77537WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness223.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.51:1
Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF
Inverted#0D16BE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#414AF2
Analogous#F29141, #A3F241
Triadic#41F2E9, #E941F2
Split complementary#41A3F2, #9141F2
Tetradic#41F290, #414AF2, #F241A3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R242
G233
B65
Red242 (94.9%)
Green233 (91.4%)
Blue65 (25.5%)
Hue56.95°
Saturation (HSL)87.19%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F2 · G E9 · B 41
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