Recognised as Colour

#F2DF87

#F2DF87
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#F2DF87 is a yellow with RGB values 242, 223, 135 and HSL 49°, 80%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#F2DF87#F2DF87

HEX#F2DF87

RGBrgb(242, 223, 135)

RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.8745, 0.5294

RGB percentages94.9%, 87.5%, 52.9%

HSLhsl(49.3, 80.5%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.3, 44.2%, 94.9%)

CMYK0%, 7.9%, 44.2%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,916,935

CSS custom property--colour: #F2DF87;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73402WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness220.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.68:1

Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD

Inverted#0D2078

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EFDB80no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#F4E18Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FFD3CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 4.2 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 14.7 Dark khaki · ΔE 16.8 Navajo white · ΔE 19.7 Moccasin · ΔE 20.7 Wheat · ΔE 22.4

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 4.18, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#879AF2

Analogous#F2AA87, #D0F287

Triadic#87F2DF, #DF87F2

Split complementary#87CFF2, #AA87F2

Tetradic#87F2AA, #879AF2, #F287CF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FCF8E3

Lighter +10%#F7EBB5

Darker −10%#EDD359

Darker −20%#E8C62B

Darker −30%#CAAA16

Darker −40%#9C8311

More saturated +25%#FFE77A

Less saturated −25%#E1D498

Channel breakdown

R242

G223

B135

Red242 (94.9%)

Green223 (87.5%)

Blue135 (52.9%)

Hue49.35°

Saturation (HSL)80.45%

Lightness73.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F2 · G DF · B 87

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