Recognised as Colour
#F9BC08
- #F9BC08
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#F9BC08 is a orange with RGB values 249, 188, 8 and HSL 45°, 95%, 50%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#F9BC08#F9BC08
HEX#F9BC08
RGBrgb(249, 188, 8)
RGB (0–1)0.9765, 0.7373, 0.0314
RGB percentages97.6%, 73.7%, 3.1%
HSLhsl(44.8, 95.3%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(44.8, 96.8%, 97.6%)
CMYK0%, 24.5%, 96.8%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,366,600
CSS custom property--colour: #F9BC08;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56124WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.22:1
Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#0643F7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0845F9
Analogous#F94408, #BDF908
Triadic#08F9BC, #BC08F9
Split complementary#08BDF9, #4408F9
Tetradic#08F944, #0845F9, #F908BD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R249
G188
B8
Red249 (97.6%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue8 (3.1%)
Hue44.81°
Saturation (HSL)95.26%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F9 · G BC · B 08
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