Recognised as Colour
#F9E147
- #F9E147
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#F9E147 is a yellow with RGB values 249, 225, 71 and HSL 52°, 94%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#F9E147#F9E147
HEX#F9E147
RGBrgb(249, 225, 71)
RGB (0–1)0.9765, 0.8824, 0.2784
RGB percentages97.6%, 88.2%, 27.8%
HSLhsl(51.9, 93.7%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.9, 71.5%, 97.6%)
CMYK0%, 9.6%, 71.5%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,376,135
CSS custom property--colour: #F9E147;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.74445WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness221 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.89:1
Contrast with white1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB
Inverted#061EB8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#475FF9
Analogous#F98847, #B8F947
Triadic#47F9E1, #E147F9
Split complementary#47B8F9, #8847F9
Tetradic#47F988, #475FF9, #F947B8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R249
G225
B71
Red249 (97.6%)
Green225 (88.2%)
Blue71 (27.8%)
Hue51.91°
Saturation (HSL)93.68%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F9 · G E1 · B 47
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