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Recognised as Colour

#F5E49A

  • #F5E49A
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#F5E49A is a yellow with RGB values 245, 228, 154 and HSL 49°, 82%, 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

#F5E49A#F5E49A
HEX#F5E49A
RGBrgb(245, 228, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.9608, 0.8941, 0.6039
RGB percentages96.1%, 89.4%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(48.8, 82%, 78.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.8, 37.1%, 96.1%)
CMYK0%, 6.9%, 37.1%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,114,842
CSS custom property--colour: #F5E49A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77232WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness226.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.45:1
Contrast with white1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2
Inverted#0A1B65

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F2E095no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#F7E69Dno 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 33.2 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 text16.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 7.8Khaki · ΔE 8.1Navajo white · ΔE 13.5Moccasin · ΔE 13.9Wheat · ΔE 15.5Lemon chiffon · ΔE 17.6
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 7.81, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9AABF5
Analogous#F5B79A, #D9F59A
Triadic#9AF5E4, #E49AF5
Split complementary#9AD9F5, #B79AF5
Tetradic#9AF5B6, #9AABF5, #F59AD8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFDF7
Lighter +10%#FAF0C8
Darker −10%#F0D86C
Darker −20%#ECCB3D
Darker −30%#E0BA16
Darker −40%#B19412
More saturated +25%#FFEA90
Less saturated −25%#E7DBA8

Channel breakdown

R245
G228
B154
Red245 (96.1%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue48.79°
Saturation (HSL)81.98%
Lightness78.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F5 · G E4 · B 9A

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