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Recognised as Colour

#F2E5AD

  • #F2E5AD
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#F2E5AD is a yellow with RGB values 242, 229, 173 and HSL 49°, 73%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#F2E5AD#F2E5AD
HEX#F2E5AD
RGBrgb(242, 229, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.898, 0.6784
RGB percentages94.9%, 89.8%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(48.7, 72.6%, 81.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.7, 28.5%, 94.9%)
CMYK0%, 5.4%, 28.5%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,918,509
CSS custom property--colour: #F2E5AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77933WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness227.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.59:1
Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E4E4E4
Inverted#0D1A52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F0E2A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#F4E7AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#FDDDD6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 4Moccasin · ΔE 7Wheat · ΔE 7.5Navajo white · ΔE 8.5Lemon chiffon · ΔE 9.8Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 12
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 3.96, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ADBAF2
Analogous#F2C3AD, #DCF2AD
Triadic#ADF2E5, #E5ADF2
Split complementary#ADDDF2, #C2ADF2
Tetradic#ADF2C3, #ADBAF2, #F2ADDD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F9F3D9
Darker −10%#EBD781
Darker −20%#E4C955
Darker −30%#DDBB29
Darker −40%#B6991D
More saturated +25%#FEECA1
Less saturated −25%#E6DEB9

Channel breakdown

R242
G229
B173
Red242 (94.9%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue48.7°
Saturation (HSL)72.63%
Lightness81.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F2 · G E5 · B AD

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