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Recognised as Colour

#F5EBA9

  • #F5EBA9
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#F5EBA9 is a yellow with RGB values 245, 235, 169 and HSL 52°, 79%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#F5EBA9#F5EBA9
HEX#F5EBA9
RGBrgb(245, 235, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.9608, 0.9216, 0.6627
RGB percentages96.1%, 92.2%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(52.1, 79.2%, 81.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.1, 31%, 96.1%)
CMYK0%, 4.1%, 31%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,116,649
CSS custom property--colour: #F5EBA9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.81694WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness231.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.34:1
Contrast with white1.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E8E8E8
Inverted#0A1456

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F7E7A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#FAEBABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FFE2DAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 2.9Moccasin · ΔE 11.2Khaki · ΔE 12.1Navajo white · ΔE 12.2Lemon chiffon · ΔE 12.3Wheat · ΔE 12.6
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 2.86, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A9B3F5
Analogous#F5C5A9, #D9F5A9
Triadic#A9F5EB, #EBA9F5
Split complementary#A9D9F5, #C5A9F5
Tetradic#A9F5C5, #A9B3F5, #F5A9D9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FAF6D7
Darker −10%#F0E07B
Darker −20%#EAD64E
Darker −30%#E5CB20
Darker −40%#BCA616
More saturated +25%#FFF29F
Less saturated −25%#E9E2B5

Channel breakdown

R245
G235
B169
Red245 (96.1%)
Green235 (92.2%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue52.11°
Saturation (HSL)79.17%
Lightness81.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F5 · G EB · B A9

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