What color is #F2C911?

#F2C911 is a vivid yellow known as Egg Toast. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Egg Toast?

The RGB value is 242, 201, 17: 242 red, 201 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Egg Toast?

The complementary color is #113AF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F2C911?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.14:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Egg Toast color: hex code #F2C911

#F2C911 rgb(242, 201, 17)

Shades of yellow

Egg Toast has the hex code #F2C911. It is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.9% red, 78.8% green and 6.7% blue (242, 201, 17).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 90% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 93% yellow and 5% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.14:1).

Egg Toast (#F2C911) color codes

HEX	`#F2C911`
RGB	`rgb(242, 201, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.9%, 78.8%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 90%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 93%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 93%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.21, -0.19, 81.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.21, 81.54, 90.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.609, 60.695, 9.211)`
Decimal	`15911185`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Egg Toast, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #F2C911	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F2C911 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #F2C911 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f2c911; }
.text { color: #f2c911; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f2c911; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(242 201 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f2c911, #abf211); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Saffron.

See #F2C911 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F2C911?: #F2C911 is a vivid yellow known as Egg Toast. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Egg Toast?: The RGB value is 242, 201, 17: 242 red, 201 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Egg Toast?: The complementary color is #113AF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F2C911?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.14:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.