Recognised as Colour

#F2E3A5

#F2E3A5
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#F2E3A5 is a yellow with RGB values 242, 227, 165 and HSL 48°, 75%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#F2E3A5#F2E3A5

HEX#F2E3A5

RGBrgb(242, 227, 165)

RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.8902, 0.6471

RGB percentages94.9%, 89%, 64.7%

HSLhsl(48.3, 74.8%, 79.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48.3, 31.8%, 94.9%)

CMYK0%, 6.2%, 31.8%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,917,989

CSS custom property--colour: #F2E3A5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76532WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness225.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.31:1

Contrast with white1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2

Inverted#0D1C5A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EFE0A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#F4E5A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#FEDAD3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 3.8 Moccasin · ΔE 8.8 Navajo white · ΔE 9.3 Wheat · ΔE 9.9 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 12.6 Khaki · ΔE 13.8

Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 3.77, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A5B4F2

Analogous#F2BDA5, #DBF2A5

Triadic#A5F2E3, #E3A5F2

Split complementary#A5DBF2, #BDA5F2

Tetradic#A5F2BC, #A5B4F2, #F2A5DA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFE

Lighter +10%#F8F1D2

Darker −10%#ECD578

Darker −20%#E5C74C

Darker −30%#DEB920

Darker −40%#B1941A

More saturated +25%#FFEB98

Less saturated −25%#E5DBB2

Channel breakdown

R242

G227

B165

Red242 (94.9%)

Green227 (89%)

Blue165 (64.7%)

Hue48.31°

Saturation (HSL)74.76%

Lightness79.8%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F2 · G E3 · B A5

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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