Colour
#F5DC56
- #F5DC56
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#F5DC56 is a yellow with RGB values 245, 220, 86 and HSL 51°, 89%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#F5DC56#F5DC56
HEX#F5DC56
RGBrgb(245, 220, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.9608, 0.8627, 0.3373
RGB percentages96.1%, 86.3%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(50.6, 88.8%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.6, 64.9%, 96.1%)
CMYK0%, 10.2%, 64.9%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,112,726
CSS custom property--colour: #F5DC56;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.71271WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.25:1
Contrast with white1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#0A23A9
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 text15.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#566FF5
Analogous#F58D56, #BFF556
Triadic#56F5DC, #DC56F5
Split complementary#56BFF5, #8C56F5
Tetradic#56F58C, #566FF5, #F556BF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R245
G220
B86
Red245 (96.1%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue50.57°
Saturation (HSL)88.83%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F5 · G DC · B 56
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