Recognised as Colour

#F9DF4A

#F9DF4A
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#F9DF4A is a yellow with RGB values 249, 223, 74 and HSL 51°, 94%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#F9DF4A#F9DF4A

HEX#F9DF4A

RGBrgb(249, 223, 74)

RGB (0–1)0.9765, 0.8745, 0.2902

RGB percentages97.6%, 87.5%, 29%

HSLhsl(51.1, 93.6%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.1, 70.3%, 97.6%)

CMYK0%, 10.4%, 70.3%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,375,626

CSS custom property--colour: #F9DF4A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7341WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness219.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.68:1

Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DADADA

Inverted#0620B5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F4D933no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#FBE353no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FFCFC1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 15.6 Goldenrod · ΔE 23.8 Khaki · ΔE 27.6 Yellow · ΔE 27.9 Yellow green · ΔE 34 Orange · ΔE 34.2

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 15.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4A64F9

Analogous#F9884A, #BCF94A

Triadic#4AF9DF, #DF4AF9

Split complementary#4ABCF9, #884AF9

Tetradic#4AF988, #4A64F9, #F94ABC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEF9DE

Lighter +20%#FCF0AD

Lighter +10%#FBE87B

Darker −10%#F7D619

Darker −20%#D6B707

Darker −30%#A58D05

Darker −40%#736304

More saturated +25%#FFE344

Less saturated −25%#E2CF61

Channel breakdown

R249

G223

B74

Red249 (97.6%)

Green223 (87.5%)

Blue74 (29%)

Hue51.09°

Saturation (HSL)93.58%

Lightness63.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F9 · G DF · B 4A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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