Colour
#F5D509
- #F5D509
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#F5D509 is a yellow with RGB values 245, 213, 9 and HSL 52°, 93%, 50%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#F5D509#F5D509
HEX#F5D509
RGBrgb(245, 213, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.9608, 0.8353, 0.0353
RGB percentages96.1%, 83.5%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(51.9, 92.9%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.9, 96.3%, 96.1%)
CMYK0%, 13.1%, 96.3%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,110,857
CSS custom property--colour: #F5D509;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.67021WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.4:1
Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#0A2AF6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0929F5
Analogous#F55F09, #9FF509
Triadic#09F5D5, #D509F5
Split complementary#099FF5, #5F09F5
Tetradic#09F55F, #0929F5, #F5099F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R245
G213
B9
Red245 (96.1%)
Green213 (83.5%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue51.86°
Saturation (HSL)92.91%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F5 · G D5 · B 09
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