Colour

#F9D43E

#F9D43E
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#F9D43E is a yellow with RGB values 249, 212, 62 and HSL 48°, 94%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#F9D43E#F9D43E

HEX#F9D43E

RGBrgb(249, 212, 62)

RGB (0–1)0.9765, 0.8314, 0.2431

RGB percentages97.6%, 83.1%, 24.3%

HSLhsl(48.1, 94%, 61%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48.1, 75.1%, 97.6%)

CMYK0%, 14.9%, 75.1%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,372,798

CSS custom property--colour: #F9D43E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67575WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness213 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.51:1

Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1

Inverted#062BC1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EBD021no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#F4DB47no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original

Tritanopia#FFC3B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 13.2 Goldenrod · ΔE 18.9 Orange · ΔE 28.3 Khaki · ΔE 30.2 Yellow · ΔE 30.7 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 31.1

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 13.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#3E63F9

Analogous#F9763E, #C1F93E

Triadic#3EF9D4, #D43EF9

Split complementary#3EC0F9, #763EF9

Tetradic#3EF977, #3E63F9, #F93EC1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEF5D2

Lighter +20%#FCEAA1

Lighter +10%#FBDF6F

Darker −10%#F7C90D

Darker −20%#CBA406

Darker −30%#997C05

Darker −40%#685403

More saturated +25%#FFD838

Less saturated −25%#E0C557

Channel breakdown

R249

G212

B62

Red249 (97.6%)

Green212 (83.1%)

Blue62 (24.3%)

Hue48.13°

Saturation (HSL)93.97%

Lightness60.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F9 · G D4 · B 3E

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