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Recognised as Colour

#F4E5A8

  • #F4E5A8
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#F4E5A8 is a yellow with RGB values 244, 229, 168 and HSL 48°, 78%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#F4E5A8#F4E5A8
HEX#F4E5A8
RGBrgb(244, 229, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.9569, 0.898, 0.6588
RGB percentages95.7%, 89.8%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(48.2, 77.6%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.2, 31.1%, 95.7%)
CMYK0%, 6.1%, 31.1%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,049,576
CSS custom property--colour: #F4E5A8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.78099WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness227.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.62:1
Contrast with white1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E4E4E4
Inverted#0B1A57

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F1E2A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#F6E7AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#FFDCD5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 3.6Moccasin · ΔE 8.3Navajo white · ΔE 9Wheat · ΔE 9.4Lemon chiffon · ΔE 11.7Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 14.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 3.6, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A8B7F4
Analogous#F4BFA8, #DDF4A8
Triadic#A8F4E5, #E5A8F4
Split complementary#A8DDF4, #BFA8F4
Tetradic#A8F4BF, #A8B7F4, #F4A8DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FAF3D5
Darker −10%#EED77B
Darker −20%#E9CA4D
Darker −30%#E3BC20
Darker −40%#B99917
More saturated +25%#FFEC9D
Less saturated −25%#E8DEB4

Channel breakdown

R244
G229
B168
Red244 (95.7%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue48.16°
Saturation (HSL)77.55%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F4 · G E5 · B A8

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