Colour

#F5EBB5

#F5EBB5
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#F5EBB5 is a yellow with RGB values 245, 235, 181 and HSL 51°, 76%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#F5EBB5#F5EBB5

HEX#F5EBB5

RGBrgb(245, 235, 181)

RGB (0–1)0.9608, 0.9216, 0.7098

RGB percentages96.1%, 92.2%, 71%

HSLhsl(50.6, 76.2%, 83.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.6, 26.1%, 96.1%)

CMYK0%, 4.1%, 26.1%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,116,661

CSS custom property--colour: #F5EBB5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.82165WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness232.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.43:1

Contrast with white1.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black17.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E9E9E9

Inverted#0A144A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F6E8B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#F9ECB7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Tritanopia#FFE3DCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text17.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 4.6 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 7.3 Moccasin · ΔE 7.4 Wheat · ΔE 7.9 Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 9.6 Navajo white · ΔE 9.7

Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 4.56, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B5BFF5

Analogous#F5CBB5, #DFF5B5

Triadic#B5F5EB, #EBB5F5

Split complementary#B5DFF5, #CBB5F5

Tetradic#B5F5CB, #B5BFF5, #F5B5DF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FBF7E2

Darker −10%#EFDF88

Darker −20%#E9D35B

Darker −30%#E3C72E

Darker −40%#C4A91A

More saturated +25%#FFF2AB

Less saturated −25%#EBE4C0

Channel breakdown

R245

G235

B181

Red245 (96.1%)

Green235 (92.2%)

Blue181 (71%)

Hue50.62°

Saturation (HSL)76.19%

Lightness83.53%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F5 · G EB · B B5

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