Recognised as Colour

#F4E46D

#F4E46D
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#F4E46D is a yellow with RGB values 244, 228, 109 and HSL 53°, 86%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

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HEX#F4E46D

RGBrgb(244, 228, 109)

RGB (0–1)0.9569, 0.8941, 0.4275

RGB percentages95.7%, 89.4%, 42.7%

HSLhsl(52.9, 86%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.9, 55.3%, 95.7%)

CMYK0%, 6.6%, 55.3%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,049,261

CSS custom property--colour: #F4E46D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75824WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness222.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.16:1

Contrast with white1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF

Inverted#0B1B92

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F6DE61no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original

Deuteranopia#FBE573no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FFD6C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 14.1 Dark khaki · ΔE 25.7 Goldenrod · ΔE 27.7 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 28.2 Gold · ΔE 29.1 Yellow green · ΔE 32.6

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 14.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6D7DF4

Analogous#F4A16D, #C0F46D

Triadic#6DF4E4, #E46DF4

Split complementary#6DC0F4, #A16DF4

Tetradic#6DF4A1, #6D7DF4, #F46DC0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFEFB

Lighter +20%#FBF6CC

Lighter +10%#F8ED9C

Darker −10%#F0DB3E

Darker −20%#E9D012

Darker −30%#BAA60E

Darker −40%#8B7B0A

More saturated +25%#FFEC62

Less saturated −25%#E0D581

Channel breakdown

R244

G228

B109

Red244 (95.7%)

Green228 (89.4%)

Blue109 (42.7%)

Hue52.89°

Saturation (HSL)85.99%

Lightness69.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F4 · G E4 · B 6D

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