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Recognised as Colour

#F5EF97

  • #F5EF97
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#F5EF97 is a yellow with RGB values 245, 239, 151 and HSL 56°, 82%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#F5EF97#F5EF97
HEX#F5EF97
RGBrgb(245, 239, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.9608, 0.9373, 0.5922
RGB percentages96.1%, 93.7%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(56.2, 82.5%, 77.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(56.2, 38.4%, 96.1%)
CMYK0%, 2.4%, 38.4%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,117,655
CSS custom property--colour: #F5EF97;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.8338WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness232.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.68:1
Contrast with white1.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EAEAEA
Inverted#0A1068

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FDE990no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#FFED9Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FFE4D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.9 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 text17.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 3.6Pale goldenrod · ΔE 12.8Dark khaki · ΔE 20.3Moccasin · ΔE 21.3Navajo white · ΔE 21.4Lemon chiffon · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 3.6, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#979DF5
Analogous#F5C097, #CCF597
Triadic#97F5EF, #EF97F5
Split complementary#97CCF5, #C097F5
Tetradic#97F5C0, #979DF5, #F597CC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFDF4
Lighter +10%#F9F6C6
Darker −10%#F1E868
Darker −20%#ECE13A
Darker −30%#DED115
Darker −40%#AFA511
More saturated +25%#FFF88D
Less saturated −25%#E7E3A5

Channel breakdown

R245
G239
B151
Red245 (96.1%)
Green239 (93.7%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue56.17°
Saturation (HSL)82.46%
Lightness77.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F5 · G EF · B 97

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