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Recognised as Colour

#F2E078

  • #F2E078
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#F2E078 is a yellow with RGB values 242, 224, 120 and HSL 51°, 82%, 71%. 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

#F2E078#F2E078
HEX#F2E078
RGBrgb(242, 224, 120)
RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.8784, 0.4706
RGB percentages94.9%, 87.8%, 47.1%
HSLhsl(51.1, 82.4%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.1, 50.4%, 94.9%)
CMYK0%, 7.4%, 50.4%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,917,176
CSS custom property--colour: #F2E078;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73545WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness220.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.71:1
Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#0D1F87

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F1DB6Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#F6E27Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#FFD3C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.4 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 text15.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 8.1Dark khaki · ΔE 20.4Pale goldenrod · ΔE 21.8Navajo white · ΔE 27Moccasin · ΔE 28.1Goldenrod · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 8.09, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#788AF2
Analogous#F2A378, #C7F278
Triadic#78F2E0, #E078F2
Split complementary#78C7F2, #A378F2
Tetradic#78F2A3, #788AF2, #F278C7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBF5D5
Lighter +10%#F6EBA7
Darker −10%#EED549
Darker −20%#E9CB1B
Darker −30%#BFA512
Darker −40%#907D0E
More saturated +25%#FFE96B
Less saturated −25%#E0D38B

Channel breakdown

R242
G224
B120
Red242 (94.9%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue120 (47.1%)
Hue51.15°
Saturation (HSL)82.43%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F2 · G E0 · B 78

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