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Recognised as Colour

#F6C000

  • #F6C000
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gold

#F6C000 is a yellow with RGB values 246, 192, 0 and HSL 47°, 100%, 48%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#F6C000#F6C000
HEX#F6C000
RGBrgb(246, 192, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.9647, 0.7529, 0
RGB percentages96.5%, 75.3%, 0%
HSLhsl(46.8, 100%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.8, 100%, 96.5%)
CMYK0%, 22%, 100%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,171,008
CSS custom property--colour: #F6C000;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57292WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.46:1
Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#093FFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D9BF00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#E6CD1Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Tritanopia#FFADA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 11.5Goldenrod · ΔE 16.6Orange · ΔE 19Dark goldenrod · ΔE 28.9Dark orange · ΔE 33.3Yellow · ΔE 34.6
Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 11.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0036F6
Analogous#F64500, #B1F600
Triadic#00F6C0, #C000F6
Split complementary#00B1F6, #4500F6
Tetradic#00F645, #0036F6, #F600B1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFF2C3
Lighter +30%#FFE790
Lighter +20%#FFDB5D
Lighter +10%#FFD02A
Darker −10%#C39800
Darker −20%#907000
Darker −30%#5D4900
Darker −40%#2A2100
More saturated +25%#F6C000
Less saturated −25%#D7AF1F

Channel breakdown

R246
G192
B0
Red246 (96.5%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue46.83°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F6 · G C0 · B 00

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