Recognised as Colour
#F4DC44
- #F4DC44
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#F4DC44 is a yellow with RGB values 244, 220, 68 and HSL 52°, 89%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#F4DC44#F4DC44
HEX#F4DC44
RGBrgb(244, 220, 68)
RGB (0–1)0.9569, 0.8627, 0.2667
RGB percentages95.7%, 86.3%, 26.7%
HSLhsl(51.8, 88.9%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.8, 72.1%, 95.7%)
CMYK0%, 9.8%, 72.1%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,047,172
CSS custom property--colour: #F4DC44;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.70837WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.17:1
Contrast with white1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#0B23BB
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#445CF4
Analogous#F48444, #B4F444
Triadic#44F4DC, #DC44F4
Split complementary#44B4F4, #8444F4
Tetradic#44F484, #445CF4, #F444B4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R244
G220
B68
Red244 (95.7%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue68 (26.7%)
Hue51.82°
Saturation (HSL)88.89%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F4 · G DC · B 44
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