Colour

#F3E281

#F3E281
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#F3E281 is a yellow with RGB values 243, 226, 129 and HSL 51°, 83%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#F3E281#F3E281

HEX#F3E281

RGBrgb(243, 226, 129)

RGB (0–1)0.9529, 0.8863, 0.5059

RGB percentages95.3%, 88.6%, 50.6%

HSLhsl(51.1, 82.6%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.1, 46.9%, 95.3%)

CMYK0%, 7%, 46.9%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,983,233

CSS custom property--colour: #F3E281;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75032WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness222.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.01:1

Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF

Inverted#0C1D7E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F2DD79no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#F7E485no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FFD6CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 4.8 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 18.4 Dark khaki · ΔE 19 Navajo white · ΔE 23.9 Moccasin · ΔE 24.8 Wheat · ΔE 26.6

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 4.85, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#8192F3

Analogous#F3A981, #CBF381

Triadic#81F3E2, #E281F3

Split complementary#81CBF3, #A981F3

Tetradic#81F3A9, #8192F3, #F381CB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FCF7DE

Lighter +10%#F7EDB0

Darker −10%#EFD752

Darker −20%#EACD24

Darker −30%#C8AD13

Darker −40%#99850F

More saturated +25%#FFEA75

Less saturated −25%#E2D692

Channel breakdown

R243

G226

B129

Red243 (95.3%)

Green226 (88.6%)

Blue129 (50.6%)

Hue51.05°

Saturation (HSL)82.61%

Lightness72.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F3 · G E2 · B 81

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