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Recognised as Colour

#F2E28F

  • #F2E28F
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#F2E28F is a yellow with RGB values 242, 226, 143 and HSL 50°, 79%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#F2E28F#F2E28F
HEX#F2E28F
RGBrgb(242, 226, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.8863, 0.5608
RGB percentages94.9%, 88.6%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(50.3, 79.2%, 75.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.3, 40.9%, 94.9%)
CMYK0%, 6.6%, 40.9%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,917,711
CSS custom property--colour: #F2E28F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75253WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness223.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.05:1
Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF
Inverted#0D1D70

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F1DE89no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#F6E492no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#FFD7CDno 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 text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 4.1Pale goldenrod · ΔE 11.7Dark khaki · ΔE 16.7Navajo white · ΔE 17.6Moccasin · ΔE 18.3Wheat · ΔE 19.9
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 4.05, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8F9FF2
Analogous#F2B18F, #D1F28F
Triadic#8FF2E2, #E28FF2
Split complementary#8FD1F2, #B08FF2
Tetradic#8FF2B1, #8F9FF2, #F28FD1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFAEA
Lighter +10%#F7EEBD
Darker −10%#EDD661
Darker −20%#E7CA34
Darker −30%#D0B218
Darker −40%#A28B13
More saturated +25%#FFEB82
Less saturated −25%#E2D79F

Channel breakdown

R242
G226
B143
Red242 (94.9%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue50.3°
Saturation (HSL)79.2%
Lightness75.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F2 · G E2 · B 8F

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