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Recognised as Colour

#F3E587

  • #F3E587
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#F3E587 is a yellow with RGB values 243, 229, 135 and HSL 52°, 82%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#F3E587#F3E587
HEX#F3E587
RGBrgb(243, 229, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.9529, 0.898, 0.5294
RGB percentages95.3%, 89.8%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(52.2, 81.8%, 74.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.2, 44.4%, 95.3%)
CMYK0%, 5.8%, 44.4%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,984,007
CSS custom property--colour: #F3E587;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76843WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness224.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.37:1
Contrast with white1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1
Inverted#0C1A78

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F5E07Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#F9E68Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FFD9CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 2.7Pale goldenrod · ΔE 16.4Dark khaki · ΔE 18.7Navajo white · ΔE 22.7Moccasin · ΔE 23.4Wheat · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 2.67, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8795F3
Analogous#F3AF87, #CBF387
Triadic#87F3E5, #E587F3
Split complementary#87CBF3, #AF87F3
Tetradic#87F3AF, #8795F3, #F387CB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCF9E4
Lighter +10%#F8EFB5
Darker −10%#EEDB59
Darker −20%#EAD12A
Darker −30%#CDB514
Darker −40%#9E8C10
More saturated +25%#FFEE7B
Less saturated −25%#E3D998

Channel breakdown

R243
G229
B135
Red243 (95.3%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue52.22°
Saturation (HSL)81.82%
Lightness74.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F3 · G E5 · B 87

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