Recognised as Colour

#F2F42C

#F2F42C
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Yellow

#F2F42C is a yellow with RGB values 242, 244, 44 and HSL 61°, 90%, 56%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow.

Colour values

#F2F42C#F2F42C

HEX#F2F42C

RGBrgb(242, 244, 44)

RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.9569, 0.1725

RGB percentages94.9%, 95.7%, 17.3%

HSLhsl(60.6, 90.1%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60.6, 82%, 95.7%)

CMYK0.8%, 0%, 82%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,922,220

CSS custom property--colour: #F2F42C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.8376WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness229.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.75:1

Contrast with white1.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black17.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E5E5E5

Inverted#0D0BD3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFE900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFEE41no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FFE4D1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.18:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text17.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow · ΔE 9.8 Gold · ΔE 20.2 Yellow green · ΔE 30.5 Green yellow · ΔE 31.7 Goldenrod · ΔE 40.7 Khaki · ΔE 42.4

Nearest named CSS colourYellow (#FFFF00)ΔE 9.78, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2E2CF4

Analogous#F4922C, #8EF42C

Triadic#2CF2F4, #F42CF2

Split complementary#2C8EF4, #922CF4

Tetradic#2CF492, #2E2CF4, #F42C8E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFEEE

Lighter +30%#FBFCBD

Lighter +20%#F8F98D

Lighter +10%#F5F75C

Darker −10%#DFE10C

Darker −20%#AFB109

Darker −30%#7F8007

Darker −40%#4F5004

More saturated +25%#FDFF21

Less saturated −25%#D7D848

Channel breakdown

R242

G244

B44

Red242 (94.9%)

Green244 (95.7%)

Blue44 (17.3%)

Hue60.6°

Saturation (HSL)90.09%

Lightness56.47%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR F2 · G F4 · B 2C

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F2F42C (chemical formula)

Formula
847.923 g/mol
45 atoms

F2F42C has a molar mass of 847.923 g/mol, made up of 45 atoms across 2 elements: 44 × F, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass847.923 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule45

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.4080093 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram7.102226 × 10^20

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

F98.6%

C1.4%

Fluorine (F × 44)835.912 g/mol, 98.583%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 1.417%

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