Colour

#F6E825

#F6E825
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#F6E825 is a yellow with RGB values 246, 232, 37 and HSL 56°, 92%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#F6E825#F6E825

HEX#F6E825

RGBrgb(246, 232, 37)

RGB (0–1)0.9647, 0.9098, 0.1451

RGB percentages96.5%, 91%, 14.5%

HSLhsl(56, 92.1%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(56, 85%, 96.5%)

CMYK0%, 5.7%, 85%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,181,285

CSS custom property--colour: #F6E825;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7744WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness223.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.49:1

Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD

Inverted#0917DA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FDE000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFE73Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FFD7C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 12.6 Yellow · ΔE 14.1 Yellow green · ΔE 33.4 Goldenrod · ΔE 33.8 Green yellow · ΔE 38.9 Khaki · ΔE 40.1

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 12.56, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2533F6

Analogous#F68025, #9BF625

Triadic#25F6E8, #E825F6

Split complementary#259CF6, #7F25F6

Tetradic#25F67F, #2533F6, #F6259C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFDE9

Lighter +30%#FCF8B8

Lighter +20%#FAF287

Lighter +10%#F8ED56

Darker −10%#DFD009

Darker −20%#AEA307

Darker −30%#7D7505

Darker −40%#4C4703

More saturated +25%#FFF01C

Less saturated −25%#DACF41

Channel breakdown

R246

G232

B37

Red246 (96.5%)

Green232 (91%)

Blue37 (14.5%)

Hue55.98°

Saturation (HSL)92.07%

Lightness55.49%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F6 · G E8 · B 25

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