Recognised as Colour
#F3E960
- #F3E960
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Khaki
#F3E960 is a yellow with RGB values 243, 233, 96 and HSL 56°, 86%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.
Colour values
#F3E960#F3E960
HEX#F3E960
RGBrgb(243, 233, 96)
RGB (0–1)0.9529, 0.9137, 0.3765
RGB percentages95.3%, 91.4%, 37.6%
HSLhsl(55.9, 86%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(55.9, 60.5%, 95.3%)
CMYK0%, 4.1%, 60.5%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,984,992
CSS custom property--colour: #F3E960;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.78177WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness224.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.64:1
Contrast with white1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1
Inverted#0C169F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#606AF3
Analogous#F3A060, #B3F360
Triadic#60F3E9, #E960F3
Split complementary#60B3F3, #A060F3
Tetradic#60F3A0, #606AF3, #F360B3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R243
G233
B96
Red243 (95.3%)
Green233 (91.4%)
Blue96 (37.6%)
Hue55.92°
Saturation (HSL)85.96%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F3 · G E9 · B 60
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