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Recognised as Colour

#F2E696

  • #F2E696
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#F2E696 is a yellow with RGB values 242, 230, 150 and HSL 52°, 78%, 77%. 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

#F2E696#F2E696
HEX#F2E696
RGBrgb(242, 230, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.902, 0.5882
RGB percentages94.9%, 90.2%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(52.2, 78%, 76.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.2, 38%, 94.9%)
CMYK0%, 5%, 38%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,918,742
CSS custom property--colour: #F2E696;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77673WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness226.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.53:1
Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E3E3E3
Inverted#0D1969

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F4E190no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#F8E799no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Tritanopia#FFDBD2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.3 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 text16.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 4.9Pale goldenrod · ΔE 9.5Navajo white · ΔE 16.9Moccasin · ΔE 17.1Dark khaki · ΔE 17.4Wheat · ΔE 18.6
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 4.89, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#96A2F2
Analogous#F2B896, #D0F296
Triadic#96F2E6, #E696F2
Split complementary#96D0F2, #B896F2
Tetradic#96F2B8, #96A2F2, #F296D0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFCF1
Lighter +10%#F8F1C3
Darker −10%#ECDB69
Darker −20%#E7D03B
Darker −30%#D5BC1A
Darker −40%#A79415
More saturated +25%#FFF089
Less saturated −25%#E3DBA5

Channel breakdown

R242
G230
B150
Red242 (94.9%)
Green230 (90.2%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue52.17°
Saturation (HSL)77.97%
Lightness76.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F2 · G E6 · B 96

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