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Recognised as Colour

#F2E08E

  • #F2E08E
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#F2E08E is a yellow with RGB values 242, 224, 142 and HSL 49°, 79%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#F2E08E#F2E08E
HEX#F2E08E
RGBrgb(242, 224, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.8784, 0.5569
RGB percentages94.9%, 87.8%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(49.2, 79.4%, 75.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.2, 41.3%, 94.9%)
CMYK0%, 7.4%, 41.3%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,917,198
CSS custom property--colour: #F2E08E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.74142WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness222 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.83:1
Contrast with white1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE
Inverted#0D1F71

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EFDC88no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#F4E291no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#FFD5CCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 5Pale goldenrod · ΔE 11.8Dark khaki · ΔE 16.3Navajo white · ΔE 17Moccasin · ΔE 17.8Wheat · ΔE 19.5
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#8EA0F2
Analogous#F2AE8E, #D2F28E
Triadic#8EF2E0, #E08EF2
Split complementary#8ED2F2, #AE8EF2
Tetradic#8EF2AE, #8EA0F2, #F28ED2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDF9E9
Lighter +10%#F7EDBC
Darker −10%#EDD360
Darker −20%#E7C733
Darker −30%#CFAE18
Darker −40%#A18813
More saturated +25%#FFE881
Less saturated −25%#E2D69E

Channel breakdown

R242
G224
B142
Red242 (94.9%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue49.2°
Saturation (HSL)79.37%
Lightness75.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F2 · G E0 · B 8E

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