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Recognised as Colour

#F0E49E

  • #F0E49E
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#F0E49E is a yellow with RGB values 240, 228, 158 and HSL 51°, 73%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#F0E49E#F0E49E
HEX#F0E49E
RGBrgb(240, 228, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.9412, 0.8941, 0.6196
RGB percentages94.1%, 89.4%, 62%
HSLhsl(51.2, 73.2%, 78%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.2, 34.2%, 94.1%)
CMYK0%, 5%, 34.2%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,787,166
CSS custom property--colour: #F0E49E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76481WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness224.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.3:1
Contrast with white1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1
Inverted#0F1B61

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F1E099no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#F5E5A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#FCDAD2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 5Khaki · ΔE 9.8Moccasin · ΔE 12.7Navajo white · ΔE 12.9Wheat · ΔE 13.9Lemon chiffon · ΔE 15.4
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 5.01, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9EAAF0
Analogous#F0BB9E, #D3F09E
Triadic#9EF0E4, #E49EF0
Split complementary#9ED3F0, #BB9EF0
Tetradic#9EF0BB, #9EAAF0, #F09ED3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFDF6
Lighter +10%#F7F0CA
Darker −10%#E9D872
Darker −20%#E2CB46
Darker −30%#D4BA21
Darker −40%#A8931A
More saturated +25%#FEEE90
Less saturated −25%#E2DAAC

Channel breakdown

R240
G228
B158
Red240 (94.1%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue51.22°
Saturation (HSL)73.21%
Lightness78.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F0 · G E4 · B 9E

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