Colour

#F9FF5E

#F9FF5E
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Yellow

#F9FF5E is a yellow with RGB values 249, 255, 94 and HSL 62°, 100%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 19.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow.

Colour values

#F9FF5E#F9FF5E

HEX#F9FF5E

RGBrgb(249, 255, 94)

RGB (0–1)0.9765, 1, 0.3686

RGB percentages97.6%, 100%, 36.9%

HSLhsl(62.2, 100%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(62.2, 63.1%, 100%)

CMYK2.4%, 0%, 63.1%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,383,838

CSS custom property--colour: #F9FF5E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.92468WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness240.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 19.49:1

Contrast with white1.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black19.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#F2F2F2

Inverted#0600A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFF449no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFF969no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FFF0DEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.08:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text19.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow · ΔE 21.1 Gold · ΔE 25.8 Yellow green · ΔE 27.3 Khaki · ΔE 31.7 Green yellow · ΔE 32.7 Goldenrod · ΔE 40

Nearest named CSS colourYellow (#FFFF00)ΔE 21.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#645EFF

Analogous#FFB55E, #A8FF5E

Triadic#5EF9FF, #FF5EF9

Split complementary#5EA8FF, #B55EFF

Tetradic#5EFFB5, #645EFF, #FF5EA8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFF7

Lighter +20%#FDFFC4

Lighter +10%#FBFF91

Darker −10%#F7FF2B

Darker −20%#EEF700

Darker −30%#BDC400

Darker −40%#8C9100

More saturated +25%#F9FF5E

Less saturated −25%#E6EB72

Channel breakdown

R249

G255

B94

Red249 (97.6%)

Green255 (100%)

Blue94 (36.9%)

Hue62.24°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness68.43%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR F9 · G FF · B 5E

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Colour values

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