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Recognised as Colour

#F2E79E

  • #F2E79E
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#F2E79E is a yellow with RGB values 242, 231, 158 and HSL 52°, 76%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#F2E79E#F2E79E
HEX#F2E79E
RGBrgb(242, 231, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.9059, 0.6196
RGB percentages94.9%, 90.6%, 62%
HSLhsl(52.1, 76.4%, 78.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.1, 34.7%, 94.9%)
CMYK0%, 4.5%, 34.7%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,919,006
CSS custom property--colour: #F2E79E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.78498WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness227.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.7:1
Contrast with white1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E4E4E4
Inverted#0D1861

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F4E299no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#F8E7A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#FEDDD4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.9 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 text16.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 6Khaki · ΔE 8.4Moccasin · ΔE 14Navajo white · ΔE 14.3Wheat · ΔE 15.4Lemon chiffon · ΔE 16.2
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 5.99, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9EA9F2
Analogous#F2BD9E, #D3F29E
Triadic#9EF2E7, #E79EF2
Split complementary#9ED3F2, #BD9EF2
Tetradic#9EF2BD, #9EA9F2, #F29ED3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFDF8
Lighter +10%#F8F2CB
Darker −10%#ECDC71
Darker −20%#E6D144
Darker −30%#DAC11D
Darker −40%#AD9917
More saturated +25%#FFF191
Less saturated −25%#E4DDAC

Channel breakdown

R242
G231
B158
Red242 (94.9%)
Green231 (90.6%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue52.14°
Saturation (HSL)76.36%
Lightness78.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F2 · G E7 · B 9E

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