Recognised as Colour
#F6EE42
- #F6EE42
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#F6EE42 is a yellow with RGB values 246, 238, 66 and HSL 57°, 91%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#F6EE42#F6EE42
HEX#F6EE42
RGBrgb(246, 238, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.9647, 0.9333, 0.2588
RGB percentages96.5%, 93.3%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(57.3, 90.9%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(57.3, 73.2%, 96.5%)
CMYK0%, 3.3%, 73.2%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,182,850
CSS custom property--colour: #F6EE42;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.81135WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness227.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.23:1
Contrast with white1.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E3E3E3
Inverted#0911BD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#424AF6
Analogous#F69442, #A4F642
Triadic#42F6EE, #EE42F6
Split complementary#42A4F6, #9442F6
Tetradic#42F694, #424AF6, #F642A4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R246
G238
B66
Red246 (96.5%)
Green238 (93.3%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue57.33°
Saturation (HSL)90.91%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F6 · G EE · B 42
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