Recognised as Colour
#F5ED59
- #F5ED59
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#F5ED59 is a yellow with RGB values 245, 237, 89 and HSL 57°, 89%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#F5ED59#F5ED59
HEX#F5ED59
RGBrgb(245, 237, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.9608, 0.9294, 0.349
RGB percentages96.1%, 92.9%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(56.9, 88.6%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(56.9, 63.7%, 96.1%)
CMYK0%, 3.3%, 63.7%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,117,081
CSS custom property--colour: #F5ED59;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.80702WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness227.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.14:1
Contrast with white1.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E4E4E4
Inverted#0A12A6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5961F5
Analogous#F59F59, #AFF559
Triadic#59F5ED, #ED59F5
Split complementary#59AFF5, #9F59F5
Tetradic#59F59F, #5961F5, #F559AF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R245
G237
B89
Red245 (96.1%)
Green237 (92.9%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue56.92°
Saturation (HSL)88.64%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F5 · G ED · B 59
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