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Recognised as Colour

#F2ED16

  • #F2ED16
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow

#F2ED16 is a yellow with RGB values 242, 237, 22 and HSL 59°, 89%, 52%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow.

Colour values

#F2ED16#F2ED16
HEX#F2ED16
RGBrgb(242, 237, 22)
RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.9294, 0.0863
RGB percentages94.9%, 92.9%, 8.6%
HSLhsl(58.6, 89.4%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(58.6, 90.9%, 94.9%)
CMYK0%, 2.1%, 90.9%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,920,406
CSS custom property--colour: #F2ED16;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.79504WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness224.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.9:1
Contrast with white1.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF
Inverted#0D12E9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFE300no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#FFE933no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FFDDCAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 79 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow · ΔE 9.4Gold · ΔE 16.8Yellow green · ΔE 32.7Green yellow · ΔE 34.9Goldenrod · ΔE 38.7Khaki · ΔE 43.9
Nearest named CSS colourYellow (#FFFF00)ΔE 9.36, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#161BF2
Analogous#F27F16, #89F216
Triadic#16F2ED, #ED16F2
Split complementary#1689F2, #7F16F2
Tetradic#16F27F, #161BF2, #F21689

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFCD7
Lighter +30%#FAF8A7
Lighter +20%#F7F477
Lighter +10%#F5F146
Darker −10%#CAC50B
Darker −20%#999609
Darker −30%#696706
Darker −40%#393803
More saturated +25%#FFF909
Less saturated −25%#D3D035

Channel breakdown

R242
G237
B22
Red242 (94.9%)
Green237 (92.9%)
Blue22 (8.6%)
Hue58.64°
Saturation (HSL)89.43%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F2 · G ED · B 16

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