Colour

#F0E299

#F0E299
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#F0E299 is a yellow with RGB values 240, 226, 153 and HSL 50°, 74%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#F0E299#F0E299

HEX#F0E299

RGBrgb(240, 226, 153)

RGB (0–1)0.9412, 0.8863, 0.6

RGB percentages94.1%, 88.6%, 60%

HSLhsl(50.3, 74.4%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.3, 36.3%, 94.1%)

CMYK0%, 5.8%, 36.3%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,786,649

CSS custom property--colour: #F0E299;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75218WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness223.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.04:1

Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0

Inverted#0F1D66

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F0DE94no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#F4E39Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FDD8CFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 6.9 Khaki · ΔE 8.3 Navajo white · ΔE 13.7 Moccasin · ΔE 13.9 Wheat · ΔE 15.2 Dark khaki · ΔE 16.5

Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 6.9, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#99A7F0

Analogous#F0B799, #D3F099

Triadic#99F0E2, #E299F0

Split complementary#99D3F0, #B799F0

Tetradic#99F0B6, #99A7F0, #F099D2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FDFBF2

Lighter +10%#F7EFC5

Darker −10%#E9D56D

Darker −20%#E3C940

Darker −30%#D1B51F

Darker −40%#A58E18

More saturated +25%#FFEC8A

Less saturated −25%#E1D8A8

Channel breakdown

R240

G226

B153

Red240 (94.1%)

Green226 (88.6%)

Blue153 (60%)

Hue50.34°

Saturation (HSL)74.36%

Lightness77.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F0 · G E2 · B 99

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