Colour
#F9DE45
- #F9DE45
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#F9DE45 is a yellow with RGB values 249, 222, 69 and HSL 51°, 94%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#F9DE45#F9DE45
HEX#F9DE45
RGBrgb(249, 222, 69)
RGB (0–1)0.9765, 0.8706, 0.2706
RGB percentages97.6%, 87.1%, 27.1%
HSLhsl(51, 93.7%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51, 72.3%, 97.6%)
CMYK0%, 10.8%, 72.3%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,375,365
CSS custom property--colour: #F9DE45;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.72812WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness219.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.56:1
Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#0621BA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4560F9
Analogous#F98445, #BAF945
Triadic#45F9DE, #DE45F9
Split complementary#45BAF9, #8445F9
Tetradic#45F984, #4560F9, #F945BA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R249
G222
B69
Red249 (97.6%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue69 (27.1%)
Hue51°
Saturation (HSL)93.75%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F9 · G DE · B 45
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