Colour

#F0DB6A

#F0DB6A
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#F0DB6A is a yellow with RGB values 240, 219, 106 and HSL 51°, 82%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#F0DB6A#F0DB6A

HEX#F0DB6A

RGBrgb(240, 219, 106)

RGB (0–1)0.9412, 0.8588, 0.4157

RGB percentages94.1%, 85.9%, 41.6%

HSLhsl(50.6, 81.7%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.6, 55.8%, 94.1%)

CMYK0%, 8.8%, 55.8%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,784,810

CSS custom property--colour: #F0DB6A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70229WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness216 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.05:1

Contrast with white1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7

Inverted#0F2495

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EDD65Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#F3DE6Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FFCDC2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 12.9 Dark khaki · ΔE 22.7 Goldenrod · ΔE 25 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 26.6 Gold · ΔE 30.2 Navajo white · ΔE 31.1

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 12.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6A7FF0

Analogous#F0986A, #C2F06A

Triadic#6AF0DB, #DB6AF0

Split complementary#6AC2F0, #986AF0

Tetradic#6AF098, #6A7FF0, #F06AC2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFDF5

Lighter +20%#F9F1C7

Lighter +10%#F5E698

Darker −10%#EBD03C

Darker −20%#DEBE16

Darker −30%#AF9712

Darker −40%#816F0D

More saturated +25%#FFE55B

Less saturated −25%#DCCD7F

Channel breakdown

R240

G219

B106

Red240 (94.1%)

Green219 (85.9%)

Blue106 (41.6%)

Hue50.6°

Saturation (HSL)81.71%

Lightness67.84%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F0 · G DB · B 6A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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