Recognised as Colour
#F6D017
- #F6D017
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#F6D017 is a yellow with RGB values 246, 208, 23 and HSL 50°, 93%, 53%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#F6D017#F6D017
HEX#F6D017
RGBrgb(246, 208, 23)
RGB (0–1)0.9647, 0.8157, 0.0902
RGB percentages96.5%, 81.6%, 9%
HSLhsl(49.8, 92.5%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.8, 90.7%, 96.5%)
CMYK0%, 15.4%, 90.7%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,175,127
CSS custom property--colour: #F6D017;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.64766WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.95:1
Contrast with white1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#092FE8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#173DF6
Analogous#F66017, #ADF617
Triadic#17F6D0, #D017F6
Split complementary#17ACF6, #6117F6
Tetradic#17F660, #173DF6, #F617AC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R246
G208
B23
Red246 (96.5%)
Green208 (81.6%)
Blue23 (9%)
Hue49.78°
Saturation (HSL)92.53%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F6 · G D0 · B 17
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