Recognised as Colour
#F3EC3D
- #F3EC3D
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#F3EC3D is a yellow with RGB values 243, 236, 61 and HSL 58°, 88%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#F3EC3D#F3EC3D
HEX#F3EC3D
RGBrgb(243, 236, 61)
RGB (0–1)0.9529, 0.9255, 0.2392
RGB percentages95.3%, 92.5%, 23.9%
HSLhsl(57.7, 88.3%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(57.7, 74.9%, 95.3%)
CMYK0%, 2.9%, 74.9%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,985,725
CSS custom property--colour: #F3EC3D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.79383WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness225.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.88:1
Contrast with white1.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1
Inverted#0C13C2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3D44F3
Analogous#F3913D, #9FF33D
Triadic#3DF3EC, #EC3DF3
Split complementary#3D9FF3, #913DF3
Tetradic#3DF391, #3D44F3, #F33D9F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R243
G236
B61
Red243 (95.3%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue61 (23.9%)
Hue57.69°
Saturation (HSL)88.35%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F3 · G EC · B 3D
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