Recognised as Colour

#F2E1AD

#F2E1AD
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Moccasin

#F2E1AD is a yellow with RGB values 242, 225, 173 and HSL 45°, 73%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Moccasin.

Colour values

#F2E1AD#F2E1AD

HEX#F2E1AD

RGBrgb(242, 225, 173)

RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.8824, 0.6784

RGB percentages94.9%, 88.2%, 67.8%

HSLhsl(45.2, 72.6%, 81.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(45.2, 28.5%, 94.9%)

CMYK0%, 7%, 28.5%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,917,485

CSS custom property--colour: #F2E1AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75745WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness225 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.15:1

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

Contrast with black16.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1

Inverted#0D1E52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#ECDFAAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#F1E4AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Tritanopia#FDD9D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.1 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 text16.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Moccasin · ΔE 5 Wheat · ΔE 5 Navajo white · ΔE 6.5 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 6.5 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 10.2 Bisque · ΔE 10.9

Nearest named CSS colourMoccasin (#FFE4B5)ΔE 4.95, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ADBEF2

Analogous#F2BEAD, #E1F2AD

Triadic#ADF2E1, #E1ADF2

Split complementary#ADE1F2, #BEADF2

Tetradic#ADF2BE, #ADBEF2, #F2ADE1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F9F1D9

Darker −10%#EBD181

Darker −20%#E4C155

Darker −30%#DDB129

Darker −40%#B6901D

More saturated +25%#FEE7A1

Less saturated −25%#E6DBB9

Channel breakdown

R242

G225

B173

Red242 (94.9%)

Green225 (88.2%)

Blue173 (67.8%)

Hue45.22°

Saturation (HSL)72.63%

Lightness81.37%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F2 · G E1 · B AD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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