Recognised as Colour
#F5E365
- #F5E365
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Khaki
#F5E365 is a yellow with RGB values 245, 227, 101 and HSL 53°, 88%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.
Colour values
#F5E365#F5E365
HEX#F5E365
RGBrgb(245, 227, 101)
RGB (0–1)0.9608, 0.8902, 0.3961
RGB percentages96.1%, 89%, 39.6%
HSLhsl(52.5, 87.8%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.5, 58.8%, 96.1%)
CMYK0%, 7.3%, 58.8%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,114,533
CSS custom property--colour: #F5E365;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.7529WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness222.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.06:1
Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE
Inverted#0A1C9A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6577F5
Analogous#F59B65, #BFF565
Triadic#65F5E3, #E365F5
Split complementary#65BFF5, #9B65F5
Tetradic#65F59B, #6577F5, #F565BF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R245
G227
B101
Red245 (96.1%)
Green227 (89%)
Blue101 (39.6%)
Hue52.5°
Saturation (HSL)87.8%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F5 · G E3 · B 65
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