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Recognised as Colour

#F2E483

  • #F2E483
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#F2E483 is a yellow with RGB values 242, 228, 131 and HSL 52°, 81%, 73%. 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

#F2E483#F2E483
HEX#F2E483
RGBrgb(242, 228, 131)
RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.8941, 0.5137
RGB percentages94.9%, 89.4%, 51.4%
HSLhsl(52.4, 81%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.4, 45.9%, 94.9%)
CMYK0%, 5.8%, 45.9%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,918,211
CSS custom property--colour: #F2E483;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76003WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness223.6 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#E0E0E0
Inverted#0D1B7C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F4DF7Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#F8E587no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FFD8CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.3 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 4Pale goldenrod · ΔE 17.9Dark khaki · ΔE 19Navajo white · ΔE 24.1Moccasin · ΔE 24.9Wheat · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 3.97, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8391F2
Analogous#F2AC83, #C8F283
Triadic#83F2E4, #E483F2
Split complementary#83C8F2, #AD83F2
Tetradic#83F2AD, #8391F2, #F283C8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCF8DF
Lighter +10%#F7EEB1
Darker −10%#EDDA55
Darker −20%#E8D027
Darker −30%#C7B115
Darker −40%#998810
More saturated +25%#FFEE76
Less saturated −25%#E1D794

Channel breakdown

R242
G228
B131
Red242 (94.9%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue131 (51.4%)
Hue52.43°
Saturation (HSL)81.02%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F2 · G E4 · B 83

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