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Recognised as Colour

#F3E8A8

  • #F3E8A8
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#F3E8A8 is a yellow with RGB values 243, 232, 168 and HSL 51°, 76%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#F3E8A8#F3E8A8
HEX#F3E8A8
RGBrgb(243, 232, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.9529, 0.9098, 0.6588
RGB percentages95.3%, 91%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(51.2, 75.8%, 80.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.2, 30.9%, 95.3%)
CMYK0%, 4.5%, 30.9%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,984,808
CSS custom property--colour: #F3E8A8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.79595WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness229.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.92:1
Contrast with white1.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E6E6E6
Inverted#0C1757

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F4E4A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#F8E9AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#FEDFD7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 2.3Moccasin · ΔE 10.2Navajo white · ΔE 11.2Wheat · ΔE 11.4Lemon chiffon · ΔE 12Khaki · ΔE 12.9
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 2.29, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A8B3F3
Analogous#F3C3A8, #D8F3A8
Triadic#A8F3E8, #E8A8F3
Split complementary#A8D8F3, #C3A8F3
Tetradic#A8F3C3, #A8B3F3, #F3A8D8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F9F4D5
Darker −10%#EDDC7B
Darker −20%#E7D04E
Darker −30%#E0C422
Darker −40%#B69F19
More saturated +25%#FFF09C
Less saturated −25%#E7DFB4

Channel breakdown

R243
G232
B168
Red243 (95.3%)
Green232 (91%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue51.2°
Saturation (HSL)75.76%
Lightness80.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F3 · G E8 · B A8

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