Colour
#F9D557
- #F9D557
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#F9D557 is a yellow with RGB values 249, 213, 87 and HSL 47°, 93%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#F9D557#F9D557
HEX#F9D557
RGBrgb(249, 213, 87)
RGB (0–1)0.9765, 0.8353, 0.3412
RGB percentages97.6%, 83.5%, 34.1%
HSLhsl(46.7, 93.1%, 65.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.7, 65.1%, 97.6%)
CMYK0%, 14.5%, 65.1%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,373,079
CSS custom property--colour: #F9D557;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.68416WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.68:1
Contrast with white1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4
Inverted#062AA8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#577BF9
Analogous#F98457, #CCF957
Triadic#57F9D5, #D557F9
Split complementary#57CCF9, #8457F9
Tetradic#57F984, #577BF9, #F957CC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R249
G213
B87
Red249 (97.6%)
Green213 (83.5%)
Blue87 (34.1%)
Hue46.67°
Saturation (HSL)93.1%
Lightness65.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F9 · G D5 · B 57
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