Recognised as Colour
#F9E82D
- #F9E82D
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#F9E82D is a yellow with RGB values 249, 232, 45 and HSL 55°, 94%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#F9E82D#F9E82D
HEX#F9E82D
RGBrgb(249, 232, 45)
RGB (0–1)0.9765, 0.9098, 0.1765
RGB percentages97.6%, 91%, 17.6%
HSLhsl(55, 94.4%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(55, 81.9%, 97.6%)
CMYK0%, 6.8%, 81.9%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,377,901
CSS custom property--colour: #F9E82D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.78042WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness224.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.61:1
Contrast with white1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE
Inverted#0617D2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2D3EF9
Analogous#F9822D, #A4F92D
Triadic#2DF9E8, #E82DF9
Split complementary#2DA4F9, #822DF9
Tetradic#2DF982, #2D3EF9, #F92DA4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R249
G232
B45
Red249 (97.6%)
Green232 (91%)
Blue45 (17.6%)
Hue55°
Saturation (HSL)94.44%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F9 · G E8 · B 2D
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