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Recognised as Colour

#F2F6D9

  • #F2F6D9
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Beige

#F2F6D9 is a yellow with RGB values 242, 246, 217 and HSL 68°, 62%, 91%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 19:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Beige.

Colour values

#F2F6D9#F2F6D9
HEX#F2F6D9
RGBrgb(242, 246, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.9647, 0.851
RGB percentages94.9%, 96.5%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(68.3, 61.7%, 90.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(68.3, 11.8%, 96.5%)
CMYK1.6%, 0%, 11.8%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,922,905
CSS custom property--colour: #F2F6D9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.89799WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness241.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.96:1
Contrast with white1.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black18.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#F3F3F3
Inverted#0D0926

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FBF3D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#FBF4DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Tritanopia#F6F2EEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.11:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text18.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Beige · ΔE 2.5Light yellow · ΔE 3.8Cornsilk · ΔE 4.4Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 5.9Papaya whip · ΔE 7.6Ivory · ΔE 8.2
Nearest named CSS colourBeige (#F5F5DC)ΔE 2.49, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDD9F6
Analogous#F6ECD9, #E3F6D9
Triadic#D9F2F6, #F6D9F2
Split complementary#D9E3F6, #ECD9F6
Tetradic#D9F6EC, #DDD9F6, #F6D9E3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFFFFF
Darker −10%#E4ECB0
Darker −20%#D6E287
Darker −30%#C8D95D
Darker −40%#BACF34
More saturated +25%#F6FCD3
Less saturated −25%#EEF0DF

Channel breakdown

R242
G246
B217
Red242 (94.9%)
Green246 (96.5%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue68.28°
Saturation (HSL)61.7%
Lightness90.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR F2 · G F6 · B D9

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