Recognised as Colour
#F9BD00
- #F9BD00
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#F9BD00 is a yellow with RGB values 249, 189, 0 and HSL 46°, 100%, 49%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#F9BD00#F9BD00
HEX#F9BD00
RGBrgb(249, 189, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.9765, 0.7412, 0
RGB percentages97.6%, 74.1%, 0%
HSLhsl(45.5, 100%, 48.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.5, 100%, 97.6%)
CMYK0%, 24.1%, 100%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,366,848
CSS custom property--colour: #F9BD00;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56535WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.31:1
Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#0642FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#003CF9
Analogous#F94100, #B8F900
Triadic#00F9BD, #BD00F9
Split complementary#00B8F9, #4100F9
Tetradic#00F941, #003CF9, #F900B8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R249
G189
B0
Red249 (97.6%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue45.54°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness48.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F9 · G BD · B 00
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