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Recognised as Colour

#F2E79F

  • #F2E79F
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#F2E79F is a yellow with RGB values 242, 231, 159 and HSL 52°, 76%, 79%. 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

#F2E79F#F2E79F
HEX#F2E79F
RGBrgb(242, 231, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.9059, 0.6235
RGB percentages94.9%, 90.6%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(52, 76.1%, 78.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52, 34.3%, 94.9%)
CMYK0%, 4.5%, 34.3%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,919,007
CSS custom property--colour: #F2E79F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.78532WCAG 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 16.71:1
Contrast with white1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E4E4E4
Inverted#0D1860

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F4E39Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#F8E7A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#FEDDD5no 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 text16.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 5.5Khaki · ΔE 8.9Moccasin · ΔE 13.6Navajo white · ΔE 13.9Wheat · ΔE 15Lemon chiffon · ΔE 15.7
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 5.52, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9FAAF2
Analogous#F2BE9F, #D3F29F
Triadic#9FF2E7, #E79FF2
Split complementary#9FD3F2, #BE9FF2
Tetradic#9FF2BE, #9FAAF2, #F29FD3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFDF9
Lighter +10%#F8F2CC
Darker −10%#ECDC72
Darker −20%#E6D145
Darker −30%#DAC11E
Darker −40%#AE9A17
More saturated +25%#FFF192
Less saturated −25%#E4DDAD

Channel breakdown

R242
G231
B159
Red242 (94.9%)
Green231 (90.6%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue52.05°
Saturation (HSL)76.15%
Lightness78.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F2 · G E7 · B 9F

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