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Recognised as Colour

#F0E489

  • #F0E489
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#F0E489 is a yellow with RGB values 240, 228, 137 and HSL 53°, 77%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#F0E489#F0E489
HEX#F0E489
RGBrgb(240, 228, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.9412, 0.8941, 0.5373
RGB percentages94.1%, 89.4%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(53, 77.4%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(53, 42.9%, 94.1%)
CMYK0%, 5%, 42.9%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,787,145
CSS custom property--colour: #F0E489;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75818WCAG 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 16.16:1
Contrast with white1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0
Inverted#0F1B76

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F3DF82no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#F7E48Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#FED9CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 1.2Pale goldenrod · ΔE 14.9Dark khaki · ΔE 17.6Navajo white · ΔE 21.7Moccasin · ΔE 22.3Wheat · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 1.18, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8995F0
Analogous#F0B189, #C8F089
Triadic#89F0E4, #E489F0
Split complementary#89C8F0, #B189F0
Tetradic#89F0B1, #8995F0, #F089C8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCF9E3
Lighter +10%#F6EEB6
Darker −10%#EADA5C
Darker −20%#E4CF2F
Darker −30%#C7B319
Darker −40%#998A14
More saturated +25%#FFF07A
Less saturated −25%#DFD79A

Channel breakdown

R240
G228
B137
Red240 (94.1%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue53.01°
Saturation (HSL)77.44%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F0 · G E4 · B 89

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