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Recognised as Colour

#F4DE73

  • #F4DE73
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#F4DE73 is a yellow with RGB values 244, 222, 115 and HSL 50°, 85%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#F4DE73#F4DE73
HEX#F4DE73
RGBrgb(244, 222, 115)
RGB (0–1)0.9569, 0.8706, 0.451
RGB percentages95.7%, 87.1%, 45.1%
HSLhsl(49.8, 85.4%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.8, 52.9%, 95.7%)
CMYK0%, 9%, 52.9%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,047,731
CSS custom property--colour: #F4DE73;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72713WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness219.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.54:1
Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB
Inverted#0B218C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F0D969no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#F6E178no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FFD1C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 10.4Dark khaki · ΔE 21.6Pale goldenrod · ΔE 23.8Goldenrod · ΔE 26.6Navajo white · ΔE 28.3Moccasin · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 10.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7389F4
Analogous#F49D73, #CAF473
Triadic#73F4DE, #DE73F4
Split complementary#73C9F4, #9E73F4
Tetradic#73F49E, #7389F4, #F473C9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBF4D2
Lighter +10%#F8E9A2
Darker −10%#F0D344
Darker −20%#EDC814
Darker −30%#BFA10F
Darker −40%#90790B
More saturated +25%#FFE568
Less saturated −25%#E1D286

Channel breakdown

R244
G222
B115
Red244 (95.7%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue115 (45.1%)
Hue49.77°
Saturation (HSL)85.43%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F4 · G DE · B 73

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