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Colour

#F2E9B6

  • #F2E9B6
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#F2E9B6 is a yellow with RGB values 242, 233, 182 and HSL 51°, 70%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#F2E9B6#F2E9B6
HEX#F2E9B6
RGBrgb(242, 233, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.9137, 0.7137
RGB percentages94.9%, 91.4%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(51, 69.8%, 83.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51, 24.8%, 94.9%)
CMYK0%, 3.7%, 24.8%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,919,542
CSS custom property--colour: #F2E9B6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.80532WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness230.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.11:1
Contrast with white1.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E7E7E7
Inverted#0D1649

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F3E6B3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#F6EAB8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Tritanopia#FBE2DBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 5.7Lemon chiffon · ΔE 6.9Wheat · ΔE 7.1Moccasin · ΔE 7.3Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 8.8Navajo white · ΔE 9.8
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 5.69, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B6BFF2
Analogous#F2CBB6, #DDF2B6
Triadic#B6F2E9, #E9B6F2
Split complementary#B6DDF2, #CBB6F2
Tetradic#B6F2CB, #B6BFF2, #F2B6DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FAF6E1
Darker −10%#EADC8B
Darker −20%#E3CF5F
Darker −30%#DBC234
Darker −40%#BBA421
More saturated +25%#FDF1AB
Less saturated −25%#E7E1C1

Channel breakdown

R242
G233
B182
Red242 (94.9%)
Green233 (91.4%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue51°
Saturation (HSL)69.77%
Lightness83.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F2 · G E9 · B B6

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