Colour

#F2E396

#F2E396
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#F2E396 is a yellow with RGB values 242, 227, 150 and HSL 50°, 78%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

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HEX#F2E396

RGBrgb(242, 227, 150)

RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.8902, 0.5882

RGB percentages94.9%, 89%, 58.8%

HSLhsl(50.2, 78%, 76.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.2, 38%, 94.9%)

CMYK0%, 6.2%, 38%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,917,974

CSS custom property--colour: #F2E396;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76017WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness224.3 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#0D1C69

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F1DF90no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#F6E599no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FFD9D0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.8 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

Khaki · ΔE 6.5 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 8.8 Navajo white · ΔE 15.1 Moccasin · ΔE 15.5 Dark khaki · ΔE 16.8 Wheat · ΔE 17.1

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 6.46, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#96A5F2

Analogous#F2B596, #D3F296

Triadic#96F2E3, #E396F2

Split complementary#96D3F2, #B596F2

Tetradic#96F2B5, #96A5F2, #F296D3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FDFBF1

Lighter +10%#F8EFC3

Darker −10%#ECD769

Darker −20%#E7CB3B

Darker −30%#D5B61A

Darker −40%#A78F15

More saturated +25%#FFEC89

Less saturated −25%#E3D9A5

Channel breakdown

R242

G227

B150

Red242 (94.9%)

Green227 (89%)

Blue150 (58.8%)

Hue50.22°

Saturation (HSL)77.97%

Lightness76.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F2 · G E3 · B 96

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Colour values

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