Recognised as Colour
#F9CD2A
- #F9CD2A
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#F9CD2A is a yellow with RGB values 249, 205, 42 and HSL 47°, 95%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#F9CD2A#F9CD2A
HEX#F9CD2A
RGBrgb(249, 205, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.9765, 0.8039, 0.1647
RGB percentages97.6%, 80.4%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(47.2, 94.5%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.2, 83.1%, 97.6%)
CMYK0%, 17.7%, 83.1%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,370,986
CSS custom property--colour: #F9CD2A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.6397WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.79:1
Contrast with white1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#0632D5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2A56F9
Analogous#F9652A, #BEF92A
Triadic#2AF9CD, #CD2AF9
Split complementary#2ABDF9, #662AF9
Tetradic#2AF965, #2A56F9, #F92ABD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R249
G205
B42
Red249 (97.6%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue47.25°
Saturation (HSL)94.52%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F9 · G CD · B 2A
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