Recognised as Colour
#F7E421
- #F7E421
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#F7E421 is a yellow with RGB values 247, 228, 33 and HSL 55°, 93%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#F7E421#F7E421
HEX#F7E421
RGBrgb(247, 228, 33)
RGB (0–1)0.9686, 0.8941, 0.1294
RGB percentages96.9%, 89.4%, 12.9%
HSLhsl(54.7, 93%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(54.7, 86.6%, 96.9%)
CMYK0%, 7.7%, 86.6%, 3.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,245,793
CSS custom property--colour: #F7E421;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.75371WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness221.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.07:1
Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DADADA
Inverted#081BDE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2134F7
Analogous#F77921, #9FF721
Triadic#21F7E4, #E421F7
Split complementary#219FF7, #7921F7
Tetradic#21F779, #2134F7, #F7219F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R247
G228
B33
Red247 (96.9%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue33 (12.9%)
Hue54.67°
Saturation (HSL)93.04%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F7 · G E4 · B 21
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