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Recognised as Colour

#F4E49B

  • #F4E49B
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#F4E49B is a yellow with RGB values 244, 228, 155 and HSL 49°, 80%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#F4E49B#F4E49B
HEX#F4E49B
RGBrgb(244, 228, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.9569, 0.8941, 0.6078
RGB percentages95.7%, 89.4%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(49.2, 80.2%, 78.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.2, 36.5%, 95.7%)
CMYK0%, 6.6%, 36.5%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,049,307
CSS custom property--colour: #F4E49B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77086WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness226 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.42:1
Contrast with white1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2
Inverted#0B1B64

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F2E096no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#F6E69Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#FFDAD1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.8 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 text16.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 7.2Khaki · ΔE 8.4Navajo white · ΔE 13.2Moccasin · ΔE 13.5Wheat · ΔE 15.1Lemon chiffon · ΔE 17
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 7.15, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9BABF4
Analogous#F4B79B, #D8F49B
Triadic#9BF4E4, #E49BF4
Split complementary#9BD8F4, #B79BF4
Tetradic#9BF4B8, #9BABF4, #F49BD8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFDF7
Lighter +10%#F9F0C9
Darker −10%#EFD86D
Darker −20%#EACB3F
Darker −30%#DEBA18
Darker −40%#B09413
More saturated +25%#FFEB90
Less saturated −25%#E6DBA9

Channel breakdown

R244
G228
B155
Red244 (95.7%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue49.21°
Saturation (HSL)80.18%
Lightness78.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F4 · G E4 · B 9B

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