Colour

#F2E693

#F2E693
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#F2E693 is a yellow with RGB values 242, 230, 147 and HSL 52°, 79%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

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HEX#F2E693

RGBrgb(242, 230, 147)

RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.902, 0.5765

RGB percentages94.9%, 90.2%, 57.6%

HSLhsl(52.4, 78.5%, 76.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.4, 39.3%, 94.9%)

CMYK0%, 5%, 39.3%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,918,739

CSS custom property--colour: #F2E693;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77577WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness225.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.52:1

Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E3E3E3

Inverted#0D196C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F4E18Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#F8E696no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Tritanopia#FFDBD1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.2 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 text16.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 3.4 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 10.9 Dark khaki · ΔE 17.4 Navajo white · ΔE 18.2 Moccasin · ΔE 18.5 Wheat · ΔE 20.1

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 3.45, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#939FF2

Analogous#F2B793, #CEF293

Triadic#93F2E6, #E693F2

Split complementary#93CEF2, #B793F2

Tetradic#93F2B7, #939FF2, #F293CE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FDFBEE

Lighter +10%#F7F1C1

Darker −10%#EDDB65

Darker −20%#E7D138

Darker −30%#D3BB19

Darker −40%#A59314

More saturated +25%#FFF086

Less saturated −25%#E3DBA2

Channel breakdown

R242

G230

B147

Red242 (94.9%)

Green230 (90.2%)

Blue147 (57.6%)

Hue52.42°

Saturation (HSL)78.51%

Lightness76.27%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F2 · G E6 · B 93

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