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Recognised as Colour

#F2EB87

  • #F2EB87
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#F2EB87 is a yellow with RGB values 242, 235, 135 and HSL 56°, 80%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#F2EB87#F2EB87
HEX#F2EB87
RGBrgb(242, 235, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.9216, 0.5294
RGB percentages94.9%, 92.2%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(56.1, 80.5%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(56.1, 44.2%, 94.9%)
CMYK0%, 2.9%, 44.2%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,920,007
CSS custom property--colour: #F2EB87;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.80043WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness228 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.01:1
Contrast with white1.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E5E5E5
Inverted#0D1478

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FAE47Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#FDEA8Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Tritanopia#FFDFD3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.2 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 text17.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 4.9Pale goldenrod · ΔE 18.6Dark khaki · ΔE 21Navajo white · ΔE 26.2Moccasin · ΔE 26.6Lemon chiffon · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 4.92, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#878EF2
Analogous#F2B687, #C4F287
Triadic#87F2EB, #EB87F2
Split complementary#87C4F2, #B587F2
Tetradic#87F2B6, #878EF2, #F287C4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCFAE3
Lighter +10%#F7F3B5
Darker −10%#EDE359
Darker −20%#E8DC2B
Darker −30%#CABE16
Darker −40%#9C9311
More saturated +25%#FFF67A
Less saturated −25%#E1DD98

Channel breakdown

R242
G235
B135
Red242 (94.9%)
Green235 (92.2%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue56.07°
Saturation (HSL)80.45%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F2 · G EB · B 87

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