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Recognised as Colour

#F3E479

  • #F3E479
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#F3E479 is a yellow with RGB values 243, 228, 121 and HSL 53°, 84%, 71%. 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

#F3E479#F3E479
HEX#F3E479
RGBrgb(243, 228, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.9529, 0.8941, 0.4745
RGB percentages95.3%, 89.4%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(52.6, 83.6%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.6, 50.2%, 95.3%)
CMYK0%, 6.2%, 50.2%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,983,737
CSS custom property--colour: #F3E479;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75922WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness223.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.18:1
Contrast with white1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF
Inverted#0C1B86

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F5DE6Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#FAE57Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#FFD7CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.2 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 text16.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 8.6Dark khaki · ΔE 21.8Pale goldenrod · ΔE 22.7Navajo white · ΔE 28.5Moccasin · ΔE 29.4Goldenrod · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 8.6, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7988F3
Analogous#F3A779, #C5F379
Triadic#79F3E4, #E479F3
Split complementary#79C5F3, #A779F3
Tetradic#79F3A7, #7988F3, #F379C5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBF7D7
Lighter +10%#F7EDA8
Darker −10%#EFDB4A
Darker −20%#EBD11B
Darker −30%#C2AC11
Darker −40%#93820D
More saturated +25%#FFED6D
Less saturated −25%#E1D68B

Channel breakdown

R243
G228
B121
Red243 (95.3%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue52.62°
Saturation (HSL)83.56%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F3 · G E4 · B 79

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