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Recognised as Colour

#F5EDB5

  • #F5EDB5
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#F5EDB5 is a yellow with RGB values 245, 237, 181 and HSL 53°, 76%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#F5EDB5#F5EDB5
HEX#F5EDB5
RGBrgb(245, 237, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.9608, 0.9294, 0.7098
RGB percentages96.1%, 92.9%, 71%
HSLhsl(52.5, 76.2%, 83.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.5, 26.1%, 96.1%)
CMYK0%, 3.3%, 26.1%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,117,173
CSS custom property--colour: #F5EDB5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.83317WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness233.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.66:1
Contrast with white1.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EBEBEB
Inverted#0A124A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F8E9B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#FAEDB7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FFE5DEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 3.8Lemon chiffon · ΔE 7.5Moccasin · ΔE 8.6Wheat · ΔE 9.3Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 9.9Navajo white · ΔE 10.8
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 3.76, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B5BDF5
Analogous#F5CDB5, #DDF5B5
Triadic#B5F5ED, #EDB5F5
Split complementary#B5DDF5, #CDB5F5
Tetradic#B5F5CD, #B5BDF5, #F5B5DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FBF8E2
Darker −10%#EFE288
Darker −20%#E9D75B
Darker −30%#E3CC2E
Darker −40%#C4AE1A
More saturated +25%#FFF5AB
Less saturated −25%#EBE5C0

Channel breakdown

R245
G237
B181
Red245 (96.1%)
Green237 (92.9%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue52.5°
Saturation (HSL)76.19%
Lightness83.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F5 · G ED · B B5

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