Colour

#F5E905

#F5E905
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Yellow

#F5E905 is a yellow with RGB values 245, 233, 5 and HSL 57°, 96%, 49%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow.

Colour values

#F5E905#F5E905

HEX#F5E905

RGBrgb(245, 233, 5)

RGB (0–1)0.9608, 0.9137, 0.0196

RGB percentages96.1%, 91.4%, 2%

HSLhsl(57, 96%, 49%)

HSV / HSBhsv(57, 98%, 96.1%)

CMYK0%, 4.9%, 98%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,115,973

CSS custom property--colour: #F5E905;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77701WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness223.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.54:1

Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB

Inverted#0A16FA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFE000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFE82Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FFD8C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 80 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow · ΔE 10.7 Gold · ΔE 13.8 Yellow green · ΔE 35 Goldenrod · ΔE 36.9 Green yellow · ΔE 38.1 Orange · ΔE 43.2

Nearest named CSS colourYellow (#FFFF00)ΔE 10.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#0511F5

Analogous#F57105, #89F505

Triadic#05F5E9, #E905F5

Split complementary#0589F5, #7105F5

Tetradic#05F571, #0511F5, #F50589

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FEFBC8

Lighter +30%#FDF896

Lighter +20%#FCF464

Lighter +10%#FBF132

Darker −10%#C3B904

Darker −20%#918A03

Darker −30%#5F5A02

Darker −40%#2D2B01

More saturated +25%#FAEE00

Less saturated −25%#D6CD24

Channel breakdown

R245

G233

Red245 (96.1%)

Green233 (91.4%)

Blue5 (2%)

Hue57°

Saturation (HSL)96%

Lightness49.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F5 · G E9 · B 05

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Colour values

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