Recognised as Colour
#F4DD2E
- #F4DD2E
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#F4DD2E is a yellow with RGB values 244, 221, 46 and HSL 53°, 90%, 57%. 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
#F4DD2E#F4DD2E
HEX#F4DD2E
RGBrgb(244, 221, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.9569, 0.8667, 0.1804
RGB percentages95.7%, 86.7%, 18%
HSLhsl(53, 90%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(53, 81.1%, 95.7%)
CMYK0%, 9.4%, 81.1%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,047,406
CSS custom property--colour: #F4DD2E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.71143WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.23:1
Contrast with white1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#0B22D1
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 text15.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2E45F4
Analogous#F47A2E, #A8F42E
Triadic#2EF4DD, #DD2EF4
Split complementary#2EA8F4, #7A2EF4
Tetradic#2EF47A, #2E45F4, #F42EA8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R244
G221
B46
Red244 (95.7%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue53.03°
Saturation (HSL)90%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F4 · G DD · B 2E
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