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Recognised as Colour

#F5E28A

  • #F5E28A
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#F5E28A is a yellow with RGB values 245, 226, 138 and HSL 49°, 84%, 75%. 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

#F5E28A#F5E28A
HEX#F5E28A
RGBrgb(245, 226, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.9608, 0.8863, 0.5412
RGB percentages96.1%, 88.6%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(49.3, 84.3%, 75.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.3, 43.7%, 96.1%)
CMYK0%, 7.8%, 43.7%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,114,314
CSS custom property--colour: #F5E28A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7564WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness223.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.13:1
Contrast with white1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0
Inverted#0A1D75

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F2DE83no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#F7E48Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#FFD6CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.9 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 text16.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 3.8Pale goldenrod · ΔE 14.5Dark khaki · ΔE 17.7Navajo white · ΔE 19.6Moccasin · ΔE 20.5Wheat · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 3.83, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8A9DF5
Analogous#F5AD8A, #D3F58A
Triadic#8AF5E2, #E28AF5
Split complementary#8AD2F5, #AD8AF5
Tetradic#8AF5AD, #8A9DF5, #F58AD2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDF9E8
Lighter +10%#F9EEB9
Darker −10%#F1D65B
Darker −20%#EDCB2C
Darker −30%#D4B112
Darker −40%#A58A0E
More saturated +25%#FFE880
Less saturated −25%#E5D89A

Channel breakdown

R245
G226
B138
Red245 (96.1%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue49.35°
Saturation (HSL)84.25%
Lightness75.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F5 · G E2 · B 8A

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