Colour
#F6E050
- #F6E050
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#F6E050 is a yellow with RGB values 246, 224, 80 and HSL 52°, 90%, 64%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#F6E050#F6E050
HEX#F6E050
RGBrgb(246, 224, 80)
RGB (0–1)0.9647, 0.8784, 0.3137
RGB percentages96.5%, 87.8%, 31.4%
HSLhsl(52, 90.2%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52, 67.5%, 96.5%)
CMYK0%, 8.9%, 67.5%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,179,280
CSS custom property--colour: #F6E050;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.73483WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness219.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.7:1
Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DADADA
Inverted#091FAF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5066F6
Analogous#F68D50, #B9F650
Triadic#50F6E0, #E050F6
Split complementary#50B9F6, #8D50F6
Tetradic#50F68D, #5066F6, #F650B9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R246
G224
B80
Red246 (96.5%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue80 (31.4%)
Hue52.05°
Saturation (HSL)90.22%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F6 · G E0 · B 50
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