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Recognised as Colour

#F2DE89

  • #F2DE89
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#F2DE89 is a yellow with RGB values 242, 222, 137 and HSL 49°, 80%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#F2DE89#F2DE89
HEX#F2DE89
RGBrgb(242, 222, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.8706, 0.5373
RGB percentages94.9%, 87.1%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(48.6, 80.2%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.6, 43.4%, 94.9%)
CMYK0%, 8.3%, 43.4%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,916,681
CSS custom property--colour: #F2DE89;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72926WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness220.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.59:1
Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#0D2176

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EEDA82no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#F3E18Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#FFD2C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 5Pale goldenrod · ΔE 13.7Dark khaki · ΔE 16.3Navajo white · ΔE 18.3Moccasin · ΔE 19.3Wheat · ΔE 21
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 4.98, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#899DF2
Analogous#F2AA89, #D2F289
Triadic#89F2DE, #DE89F2
Split complementary#89D2F2, #AA89F2
Tetradic#89F2AA, #899DF2, #F289D2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCF8E5
Lighter +10%#F7EBB7
Darker −10%#EDD15B
Darker −20%#E8C42D
Darker −30%#CCA916
Darker −40%#9E8311
More saturated +25%#FFE67C
Less saturated −25%#E2D499

Channel breakdown

R242
G222
B137
Red242 (94.9%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue48.57°
Saturation (HSL)80.15%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F2 · G DE · B 89

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