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Recognised as Colour

#F3E38A

  • #F3E38A
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#F3E38A is a yellow with RGB values 243, 227, 138 and HSL 51°, 81%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#F3E38A#F3E38A
HEX#F3E38A
RGBrgb(243, 227, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.9529, 0.8902, 0.5412
RGB percentages95.3%, 89%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(50.9, 81.4%, 74.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.9, 43.2%, 95.3%)
CMYK0%, 6.6%, 43.2%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,983,498
CSS custom property--colour: #F3E38A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75828WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness223.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.17:1
Contrast with white1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0
Inverted#0C1C75

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F3DE83no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#F7E48Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#FFD7CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 2.6Pale goldenrod · ΔE 14.4Dark khaki · ΔE 17.6Navajo white · ΔE 20.3Moccasin · ΔE 21.1Wheat · ΔE 22.8
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 2.56, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8A9AF3
Analogous#F3AE8A, #CEF38A
Triadic#8AF3E3, #E38AF3
Split complementary#8ACEF3, #AF8AF3
Tetradic#8AF3AF, #8A9AF3, #F38ACE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCF9E7
Lighter +10%#F8EEB8
Darker −10%#EED85C
Darker −20%#EACD2D
Darker −30%#CFB315
Darker −40%#A18B10
More saturated +25%#FFEB7E
Less saturated −25%#E3D89A

Channel breakdown

R243
G227
B138
Red243 (95.3%)
Green227 (89%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue50.86°
Saturation (HSL)81.4%
Lightness74.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F3 · G E3 · B 8A

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