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Recognised as Colour

#F0E29E

  • #F0E29E
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#F0E29E is a yellow with RGB values 240, 226, 158 and HSL 50°, 73%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#F0E29E#F0E29E
HEX#F0E29E
RGBrgb(240, 226, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.9412, 0.8863, 0.6196
RGB percentages94.1%, 88.6%, 62%
HSLhsl(49.8, 73.2%, 78%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.8, 34.2%, 94.1%)
CMYK0%, 5.8%, 34.2%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,786,654
CSS custom property--colour: #F0E29E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75387WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness223.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.08:1
Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0
Inverted#0F1D61

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EFDE99no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#F3E3A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#FCD8D0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.1 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 text16.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 4.9Khaki · ΔE 10.8Moccasin · ΔE 11.6Navajo white · ΔE 11.7Wheat · ΔE 12.8Lemon chiffon · ΔE 15.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 4.92, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9EACF0
Analogous#F0B99E, #D5F09E
Triadic#9EF0E2, #E29EF0
Split complementary#9ED5F0, #B99EF0
Tetradic#9EF0B9, #9EACF0, #F09ED5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFCF6
Lighter +10%#F7EFCA
Darker −10%#E9D572
Darker −20%#E2C846
Darker −30%#D4B621
Darker −40%#A8901A
More saturated +25%#FEEB90
Less saturated −25%#E2D9AC

Channel breakdown

R240
G226
B158
Red240 (94.1%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue49.76°
Saturation (HSL)73.21%
Lightness78.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F0 · G E2 · B 9E

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