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Recognised as Colour

#F2E2A6

  • #F2E2A6
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#F2E2A6 is a yellow with RGB values 242, 226, 166 and HSL 47°, 75%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#F2E2A6#F2E2A6
HEX#F2E2A6
RGBrgb(242, 226, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.8863, 0.651
RGB percentages94.9%, 88.6%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(47.4, 74.5%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.4, 31.4%, 94.9%)
CMYK0%, 6.6%, 31.4%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,917,734
CSS custom property--colour: #F2E2A6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76023WCAG 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 16.2:1
Contrast with white1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1
Inverted#0D1D59

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EEDFA2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#F3E4A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Tritanopia#FED9D2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.6 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 text16.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 4.3Moccasin · ΔE 7.8Navajo white · ΔE 8.4Wheat · ΔE 8.8Lemon chiffon · ΔE 12.2Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 14.6
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 4.25, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A6B6F2
Analogous#F2BCA6, #DCF2A6
Triadic#A6F2E2, #E2A6F2
Split complementary#A6DCF2, #BCA6F2
Tetradic#A6F2BC, #A6B6F2, #F2A6DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F9F1D3
Darker −10%#ECD379
Darker −20%#E5C54D
Darker −30%#DFB621
Darker −40%#B2921A
More saturated +25%#FFE999
Less saturated −25%#E5DBB3

Channel breakdown

R242
G226
B166
Red242 (94.9%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue47.37°
Saturation (HSL)74.51%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F2 · G E2 · B A6

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