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Recognised as Colour

#F4E587

  • #F4E587
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#F4E587 is a yellow with RGB values 244, 229, 135 and HSL 52°, 83%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#F4E587#F4E587
HEX#F4E587
RGBrgb(244, 229, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.9569, 0.898, 0.5294
RGB percentages95.7%, 89.8%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(51.7, 83.2%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.7, 44.7%, 95.7%)
CMYK0%, 6.1%, 44.7%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,049,543
CSS custom property--colour: #F4E587;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77021WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness225.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.4:1
Contrast with white1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1
Inverted#0B1A78

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F5E07Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#F9E68Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FFD9CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.7 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 text16.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 3Pale goldenrod · ΔE 16.5Dark khaki · ΔE 18.9Navajo white · ΔE 22.6Moccasin · ΔE 23.4Wheat · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 2.97, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8796F4
Analogous#F4AE87, #CDF487
Triadic#87F4E5, #E587F4
Split complementary#87CDF4, #AE87F4
Tetradic#87F4AE, #8796F4, #F487CD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDF9E4
Lighter +10%#F8EFB6
Darker −10%#F0DB58
Darker −20%#EBD12A
Darker −30%#CFB513
Darker −40%#A08C0F
More saturated +25%#FFED7C
Less saturated −25%#E4D997

Channel breakdown

R244
G229
B135
Red244 (95.7%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue51.74°
Saturation (HSL)83.21%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F4 · G E5 · B 87

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