Colour

#F2E792

#F2E792
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#F2E792 is a yellow with RGB values 242, 231, 146 and HSL 53°, 79%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

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HEX#F2E792

RGBrgb(242, 231, 146)

RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.9059, 0.5725

RGB percentages94.9%, 90.6%, 57.3%

HSLhsl(53.1, 78.7%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(53.1, 39.7%, 94.9%)

CMYK0%, 4.5%, 39.7%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,918,994

CSS custom property--colour: #F2E792;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.78104WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness226.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.62:1

Contrast with white1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E3E3E3

Inverted#0D186D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F6E28Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Deuteranopia#F9E795no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FFDCD2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 2.5 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 11.7 Dark khaki · ΔE 17.8 Navajo white · ΔE 19.2 Moccasin · ΔE 19.5 Wheat · ΔE 21.1

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 2.51, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#929DF2

Analogous#F2B792, #CDF292

Triadic#92F2E7, #E792F2

Split complementary#92CDF2, #B792F2

Tetradic#92F2B7, #929DF2, #F292CD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FDFBED

Lighter +10%#F7F1C0

Darker −10%#EDDD64

Darker −20%#E7D337

Darker −30%#D2BD19

Darker −40%#A49414

More saturated +25%#FFF185

Less saturated −25%#E3DBA1

Channel breakdown

R242

G231

B146

Red242 (94.9%)

Green231 (90.6%)

Blue146 (57.3%)

Hue53.13°

Saturation (HSL)78.69%

Lightness76.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F2 · G E7 · B 92

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