Colour
#F6DE46
- #F6DE46
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#F6DE46 is a yellow with RGB values 246, 222, 70 and HSL 52°, 91%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#F6DE46#F6DE46
HEX#F6DE46
RGBrgb(246, 222, 70)
RGB (0–1)0.9647, 0.8706, 0.2745
RGB percentages96.5%, 87.1%, 27.5%
HSLhsl(51.8, 90.7%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.8, 71.5%, 96.5%)
CMYK0%, 9.8%, 71.5%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,178,758
CSS custom property--colour: #F6DE46;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.72278WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness218.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.46:1
Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#0921B9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#465EF6
Analogous#F68646, #B6F646
Triadic#46F6DE, #DE46F6
Split complementary#46B6F6, #8646F6
Tetradic#46F686, #465EF6, #F646B6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R246
G222
B70
Red246 (96.5%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue70 (27.5%)
Hue51.82°
Saturation (HSL)90.72%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F6 · G DE · B 46
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