Colour
#F9E05D
- #F9E05D
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Khaki
#F9E05D is a yellow with RGB values 249, 224, 93 and HSL 50°, 93%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.
Colour values
#F9E05D#F9E05D
HEX#F9E05D
RGBrgb(249, 224, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.9765, 0.8784, 0.3647
RGB percentages97.6%, 87.8%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(50.4, 92.9%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.4, 62.7%, 97.6%)
CMYK0%, 10%, 62.7%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,375,901
CSS custom property--colour: #F9E05D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.74241WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness221.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.85:1
Contrast with white1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#061FA2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5D76F9
Analogous#F9925D, #C4F95D
Triadic#5DF9E0, #E05DF9
Split complementary#5DC4F9, #925DF9
Tetradic#5DF992, #5D76F9, #F95DC4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R249
G224
B93
Red249 (97.6%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue50.38°
Saturation (HSL)92.86%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F9 · G E0 · B 5D
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