Colour

#F4E36C

#F4E36C
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#F4E36C is a yellow with RGB values 244, 227, 108 and HSL 52°, 86%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#F4E36C#F4E36C

HEX#F4E36C

RGBrgb(244, 227, 108)

RGB (0–1)0.9569, 0.8902, 0.4235

RGB percentages95.7%, 89%, 42.4%

HSLhsl(52.5, 86.1%, 69%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.5, 55.7%, 95.7%)

CMYK0%, 7%, 55.7%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,049,004

CSS custom property--colour: #F4E36C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75254WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness222.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.05:1

Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE

Inverted#0B1C93

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F5DD60no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#FAE472no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Tritanopia#FFD5C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 14.2 Dark khaki · ΔE 25.6 Goldenrod · ΔE 27.2 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 28.3 Gold · ΔE 28.9 Yellow green · ΔE 32.8

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 14.24, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6C7DF4

Analogous#F49F6C, #C1F46C

Triadic#6CF4E3, #E36CF4

Split complementary#6CC1F4, #9F6CF4

Tetradic#6CF49F, #6C7DF4, #F46CC1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFEFA

Lighter +20%#FBF5CB

Lighter +10%#F8EC9B

Darker −10%#F0DA3D

Darker −20%#E9CE11

Darker −30%#B9A40E

Darker −40%#8A7A0A

More saturated +25%#FFEB61

Less saturated −25%#E0D480

Channel breakdown

R244

G227

B108

Red244 (95.7%)

Green227 (89%)

Blue108 (42.4%)

Hue52.5°

Saturation (HSL)86.08%

Lightness69.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F4 · G E3 · B 6C

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