Colour

#F2E19B

#F2E19B
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#F2E19B is a yellow with RGB values 242, 225, 155 and HSL 48°, 77%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#F2E19B#F2E19B

HEX#F2E19B

RGBrgb(242, 225, 155)

RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.8824, 0.6078

RGB percentages94.9%, 88.2%, 60.8%

HSLhsl(48.3, 77%, 77.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48.3, 36%, 94.9%)

CMYK0%, 7%, 36%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,917,467

CSS custom property--colour: #F2E19B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75094WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness223.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.02:1

Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0

Inverted#0D1E64

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EFDD96no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#F3E39Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Tritanopia#FFD7CFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 6.5 Khaki · ΔE 9.9 Navajo white · ΔE 11.9 Moccasin · ΔE 12.2 Wheat · ΔE 13.6 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 16.4

Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 6.54, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9BACF2

Analogous#F2B59B, #D7F29B

Triadic#9BF2E1, #E19BF2

Split complementary#9BD7F2, #B69BF2

Tetradic#9BF2B5, #9BACF2, #F29BD7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FEFCF5

Lighter +10%#F8EFC8

Darker −10%#ECD36E

Darker −20%#E6C641

Darker −30%#D8B31C

Darker −40%#AB8E16

More saturated +25%#FFE98E

Less saturated −25%#E4D8A9

Channel breakdown

R242

G225

B155

Red242 (94.9%)

Green225 (88.2%)

Blue155 (60.8%)

Hue48.28°

Saturation (HSL)76.99%

Lightness77.84%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F2 · G E1 · B 9B

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Colour values

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