Recognised as Colour

#F6EA1C

#F6EA1C
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Yellow

#F6EA1C is a yellow with RGB values 246, 234, 28 and HSL 57°, 92%, 54%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow.

Colour values

#F6EA1C#F6EA1C

HEX#F6EA1C

RGBrgb(246, 234, 28)

RGB (0–1)0.9647, 0.9176, 0.1098

RGB percentages96.5%, 91.8%, 11%

HSLhsl(56.7, 92.4%, 53.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(56.7, 88.6%, 96.5%)

CMYK0%, 4.9%, 88.6%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,181,788

CSS custom property--colour: #F6EA1C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.78522WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness224.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.7:1

Contrast with white1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE

Inverted#0915E3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFE100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFE935no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original

Tritanopia#FFD9C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow · ΔE 11.9 Gold · ΔE 13.6 Yellow green · ΔE 34 Goldenrod · ΔE 35.8 Green yellow · ΔE 37.9 Khaki · ΔE 42.3

Nearest named CSS colourYellow (#FFFF00)ΔE 11.86, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1C28F6

Analogous#F67D1C, #95F61C

Triadic#1CF6EA, #EA1CF6

Split complementary#1C95F6, #7D1CF6

Tetradic#1CF67D, #1C28F6, #F61C95

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFCE0

Lighter +30%#FCF8AF

Lighter +20%#FAF37E

Lighter +10%#F8EF4D

Darker −10%#D6CB09

Darker −20%#A59D07

Darker −30%#746E05

Darker −40%#434003

More saturated +25%#FFF213

Less saturated −25%#D9D039

Channel breakdown

R246

G234

B28

Red246 (96.5%)

Green234 (91.8%)

Blue28 (11%)

Hue56.7°

Saturation (HSL)92.37%

Lightness53.73%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F6 · G EA · B 1C

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