Colour

#F6D508

#F6D508
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#F6D508 is a yellow with RGB values 246, 213, 8 and HSL 52°, 94%, 50%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

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HEX#F6D508

RGBrgb(246, 213, 8)

RGB (0–1)0.9647, 0.8353, 0.0314

RGB percentages96.5%, 83.5%, 3.1%

HSLhsl(51.7, 93.7%, 49.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.7, 96.7%, 96.5%)

CMYK0%, 13.4%, 96.7%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,176,392

CSS custom property--colour: #F6D508;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67199WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness211.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.44:1

Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD

Inverted#092AF7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#ECD000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#F5DB27no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FFC3B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 3.7 Yellow · ΔE 22.5 Goldenrod · ΔE 25.7 Orange · ΔE 31.2 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 37.5 Yellow green · ΔE 39.2

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 3.66, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0829F6

Analogous#F65E08, #A0F608

Triadic#08F6D5, #D508F6

Split complementary#08A0F6, #5E08F6

Tetradic#08F65E, #0829F6, #F608A0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDF7CD

Lighter +30%#FCEE9B

Lighter +20%#FAE66A

Lighter +10%#F9DE38

Darker −10%#C5AA06

Darker −20%#937F05

Darker −30%#625503

Darker −40%#302A02

More saturated +25%#FEDB00

Less saturated −25%#D6BE28

Channel breakdown

R246

G213

Red246 (96.5%)

Green213 (83.5%)

Blue8 (3.1%)

Hue51.68°

Saturation (HSL)93.7%

Lightness49.8%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F6 · G D5 · B 08

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