Recognised as Colour
#F9D720
- #F9D720
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#F9D720 is a yellow with RGB values 249, 215, 32 and HSL 51°, 95%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#F9D720#F9D720
HEX#F9D720
RGBrgb(249, 215, 32)
RGB (0–1)0.9765, 0.8431, 0.1255
RGB percentages97.6%, 84.3%, 12.5%
HSLhsl(50.6, 94.8%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.6, 87.1%, 97.6%)
CMYK0%, 13.7%, 87.1%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,373,536
CSS custom property--colour: #F9D720;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.68845WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.77:1
Contrast with white1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#0628DF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2042F9
Analogous#F96A20, #AFF920
Triadic#20F9D7, #D720F9
Split complementary#20AEF9, #6B20F9
Tetradic#20F96A, #2042F9, #F920AE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R249
G215
B32
Red249 (97.6%)
Green215 (84.3%)
Blue32 (12.5%)
Hue50.6°
Saturation (HSL)94.76%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F9 · G D7 · B 20
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