Recognised as Colour

#F2E1A7

#F2E1A7
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#F2E1A7 is a yellow with RGB values 242, 225, 167 and HSL 46°, 74%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#F2E1A7#F2E1A7

HEX#F2E1A7

RGBrgb(242, 225, 167)

RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.8824, 0.6549

RGB percentages94.9%, 88.2%, 65.5%

HSLhsl(46.4, 74.3%, 80.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(46.4, 31%, 94.9%)

CMYK0%, 7%, 31%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,917,479

CSS custom property--colour: #F2E1A7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75518WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness224.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.1:1

Contrast with white1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

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

Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0

Inverted#0D1E58

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EDDEA3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#F2E4A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FED8D2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

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

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 4.9 Moccasin · ΔE 6.9 Navajo white · ΔE 7.6 Wheat · ΔE 7.8 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 11.9 Bisque · ΔE 13.8

Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 4.92, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A7B8F2

Analogous#F2BCA7, #DEF2A7

Triadic#A7F2E1, #E1A7F2

Split complementary#A7DEF2, #BBA7F2

Tetradic#A7F2BC, #A7B8F2, #F2A7DE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F9F0D3

Darker −10%#EBD27B

Darker −20%#E5C34E

Darker −30%#DEB422

Darker −40%#B3901A

More saturated +25%#FFE89A

Less saturated −25%#E5DAB4

Channel breakdown

R242

G225

B167

Red242 (94.9%)

Green225 (88.2%)

Blue167 (65.5%)

Hue46.4°

Saturation (HSL)74.26%

Lightness80.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F2 · G E1 · B A7

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Colour values

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