Recognised as Colour
#F9E23F
- #F9E23F
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#F9E23F is a yellow with RGB values 249, 226, 63 and HSL 53°, 94%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#F9E23F#F9E23F
HEX#F9E23F
RGBrgb(249, 226, 63)
RGB (0–1)0.9765, 0.8863, 0.2471
RGB percentages97.6%, 88.6%, 24.7%
HSLhsl(52.6, 93.9%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.6, 74.7%, 97.6%)
CMYK0%, 9.2%, 74.7%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,376,383
CSS custom property--colour: #F9E23F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.74891WCAG 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 15.98:1
Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB
Inverted#061DC0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3F56F9
Analogous#F9853F, #B3F93F
Triadic#3FF9E2, #E23FF9
Split complementary#3FB3F9, #853FF9
Tetradic#3FF985, #3F56F9, #F93FB3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R249
G226
B63
Red249 (97.6%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue63 (24.7%)
Hue52.58°
Saturation (HSL)93.94%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F9 · G E2 · B 3F
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