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Recognised as Colour

#F2E191

  • #F2E191
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#F2E191 is a yellow with RGB values 242, 225, 145 and HSL 49°, 79%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#F2E191#F2E191
HEX#F2E191
RGBrgb(242, 225, 145)
RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.8824, 0.5686
RGB percentages94.9%, 88.2%, 56.9%
HSLhsl(49.5, 78.9%, 75.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.5, 40.1%, 94.9%)
CMYK0%, 7%, 40.1%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,917,457
CSS custom property--colour: #F2E191;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.74772WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness222.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.95:1
Contrast with white1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF
Inverted#0D1E6E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F0DD8Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#F5E394no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#FFD6CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 5.5Pale goldenrod · ΔE 10.6Navajo white · ΔE 16.2Dark khaki · ΔE 16.4Moccasin · ΔE 16.9Wheat · ΔE 18.5
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 5.46, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#91A2F2
Analogous#F2B191, #D3F291
Triadic#91F2E1, #E191F2
Split complementary#91D2F2, #B191F2
Tetradic#91F2B0, #91A2F2, #F291D2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFAEC
Lighter +10%#F7EDBF
Darker −10%#EDD563
Darker −20%#E7C836
Darker −30%#D1B119
Darker −40%#A48A13
More saturated +25%#FFE984
Less saturated −25%#E3D7A0

Channel breakdown

R242
G225
B145
Red242 (94.9%)
Green225 (88.2%)
Blue145 (56.9%)
Hue49.48°
Saturation (HSL)78.86%
Lightness75.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F2 · G E1 · B 91

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