Recognised as Colour
#F9E14C
- #F9E14C
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#F9E14C is a yellow with RGB values 249, 225, 76 and HSL 52°, 94%, 64%. 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
#F9E14C#F9E14C
HEX#F9E14C
RGBrgb(249, 225, 76)
RGB (0–1)0.9765, 0.8824, 0.298
RGB percentages97.6%, 88.2%, 29.8%
HSLhsl(51.7, 93.5%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.7, 69.5%, 97.6%)
CMYK0%, 9.6%, 69.5%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,376,140
CSS custom property--colour: #F9E14C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.74512WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness221.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.9:1
Contrast with white1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB
Inverted#061EB3
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 text15.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4C64F9
Analogous#F98A4C, #BBF94C
Triadic#4CF9E1, #E14CF9
Split complementary#4CBBF9, #8A4CF9
Tetradic#4CF98A, #4C64F9, #F94CBB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R249
G225
B76
Red249 (97.6%)
Green225 (88.2%)
Blue76 (29.8%)
Hue51.68°
Saturation (HSL)93.51%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F9 · G E1 · B 4C
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