Recognised as Colour
#F6D717
- #F6D717
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#F6D717 is a yellow with RGB values 246, 215, 23 and HSL 52°, 93%, 53%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#F6D717#F6D717
HEX#F6D717
RGBrgb(246, 215, 23)
RGB (0–1)0.9647, 0.8431, 0.0902
RGB percentages96.5%, 84.3%, 9%
HSLhsl(51.7, 92.5%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.7, 90.7%, 96.5%)
CMYK0%, 12.6%, 90.7%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,176,919
CSS custom property--colour: #F6D717;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.68256WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.65:1
Contrast with white1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#0928E8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1736F6
Analogous#F66717, #A6F617
Triadic#17F6D7, #D717F6
Split complementary#17A6F6, #6717F6
Tetradic#17F667, #1736F6, #F617A6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R246
G215
B23
Red246 (96.5%)
Green215 (84.3%)
Blue23 (9%)
Hue51.66°
Saturation (HSL)92.53%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F6 · G D7 · B 17
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