Recognised as Colour
#F9BC09
- #F9BC09
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#F9BC09 is a orange with RGB values 249, 188, 9 and HSL 45°, 95%, 51%. 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
#F9BC09#F9BC09
HEX#F9BC09
RGBrgb(249, 188, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.9765, 0.7373, 0.0353
RGB percentages97.6%, 73.7%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(44.8, 95.2%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(44.8, 96.4%, 97.6%)
CMYK0%, 24.5%, 96.4%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,366,601
CSS custom property--colour: #F9BC09;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56126WCAG 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 12.23:1
Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#0643F6
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 text12.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0946F9
Analogous#F94409, #BEF909
Triadic#09F9BC, #BC09F9
Split complementary#09BEF9, #4409F9
Tetradic#09F944, #0946F9, #F909BE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R249
G188
B9
Red249 (97.6%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue44.75°
Saturation (HSL)95.24%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F9 · G BC · B 09
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