Colour
#F9F045
- #F9F045
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#F9F045 is a yellow with RGB values 249, 240, 69 and HSL 57°, 94%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#F9F045#F9F045
HEX#F9F045
RGBrgb(249, 240, 69)
RGB (0–1)0.9765, 0.9412, 0.2706
RGB percentages97.6%, 94.1%, 27.1%
HSLhsl(57, 93.7%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(57, 72.3%, 97.6%)
CMYK0%, 3.6%, 72.3%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,379,973
CSS custom property--colour: #F9F045;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.8289WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness230 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.58:1
Contrast with white1.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E6E6E6
Inverted#060FBA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#454EF9
Analogous#F99645, #A8F945
Triadic#45F9F0, #F045F9
Split complementary#45A8F9, #9645F9
Tetradic#45F996, #454EF9, #F945A8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R249
G240
B69
Red249 (97.6%)
Green240 (94.1%)
Blue69 (27.1%)
Hue57°
Saturation (HSL)93.75%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F9 · G F0 · B 45
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