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Recognised as Colour

#F8FA42

  • #F8FA42
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow

#F8FA42 is a yellow with RGB values 248, 250, 66 and HSL 61°, 95%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow.

Colour values

#F8FA42#F8FA42
HEX#F8FA42
RGBrgb(248, 250, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.9725, 0.9804, 0.2588
RGB percentages97.3%, 98%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(60.7, 94.8%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60.7, 73.6%, 98%)
CMYK0.8%, 0%, 73.6%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,316,994
CSS custom property--colour: #F8FA42;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.88721WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness235.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.74:1
Contrast with white1.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black18.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ECECEC
Inverted#0705BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFEF15no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Deuteranopia#FFF451no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Tritanopia#FFEAD7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text18.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow · ΔE 13Gold · ΔE 21.4Yellow green · ΔE 29.7Green yellow · ΔE 32Khaki · ΔE 38.8Goldenrod · ΔE 40.4
Nearest named CSS colourYellow (#FFFF00)ΔE 12.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4442FA
Analogous#FAA042, #9CFA42
Triadic#42F8FA, #FA42F8
Split complementary#429CFA, #A042FA
Tetradic#42FAA0, #4442FA, #FA429C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFED7
Lighter +20%#FCFDA5
Lighter +10%#FAFB74
Darker −10%#F6F910
Darker −20%#CED006
Darker −30%#9D9F04
Darker −40%#6C6D03
More saturated +25%#FDFF3D
Less saturated −25%#E0E25A

Channel breakdown

R248
G250
B66
Red248 (97.3%)
Green250 (98%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue60.65°
Saturation (HSL)94.85%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR F8 · G FA · B 42

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