Colour

#F3E493

#F3E493
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#F3E493 is a yellow with RGB values 243, 228, 147 and HSL 51°, 80%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

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HEX#F3E493

RGBrgb(243, 228, 147)

RGB (0–1)0.9529, 0.8941, 0.5765

RGB percentages95.3%, 89.4%, 57.6%

HSLhsl(50.6, 80%, 76.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.6, 39.5%, 95.3%)

CMYK0%, 6.2%, 39.5%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,983,763

CSS custom property--colour: #F3E493;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76648WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness225 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.33:1

Contrast with white1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1

Inverted#0C1B6C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F3DF8Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#F7E596no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FFD9D0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 4.6 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 10.5 Navajo white · ΔE 16.9 Dark khaki · ΔE 17.1 Moccasin · ΔE 17.3 Wheat · ΔE 19

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 4.64, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#93A2F3

Analogous#F3B493, #D2F393

Triadic#93F3E4, #E493F3

Split complementary#93D2F3, #B493F3

Tetradic#93F3B4, #93A2F3, #F393D2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FDFBEF

Lighter +10%#F8EFC1

Darker −10%#EED965

Darker −20%#E9CD37

Darker −30%#D5B818

Darker −40%#A79013

More saturated +25%#FFEC87

Less saturated −25%#E4DAA2

Channel breakdown

R243

G228

B147

Red243 (95.3%)

Green228 (89.4%)

Blue147 (57.6%)

Hue50.63°

Saturation (HSL)80%

Lightness76.47%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F3 · G E4 · B 93

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