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Recognised as Colour

#F6E185

  • #F6E185
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#F6E185 is a yellow with RGB values 246, 225, 133 and HSL 49°, 86%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#F6E185#F6E185
HEX#F6E185
RGBrgb(246, 225, 133)
RGB (0–1)0.9647, 0.8824, 0.5216
RGB percentages96.5%, 88.2%, 52.2%
HSLhsl(48.8, 86.3%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.8, 45.9%, 96.5%)
CMYK0%, 8.5%, 45.9%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,179,589
CSS custom property--colour: #F6E185;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75137WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness223.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.03:1
Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF
Inverted#091E7A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F2DD7Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#F7E489no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Tritanopia#FFD5CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 4.9Pale goldenrod · ΔE 16.7Dark khaki · ΔE 18.4Navajo white · ΔE 21.3Moccasin · ΔE 22.4Wheat · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 4.92, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#859AF6
Analogous#F6A885, #D3F685
Triadic#85F6E1, #E185F6
Split complementary#85D3F6, #A885F6
Tetradic#85F6A8, #859AF6, #F685D3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDF8E4
Lighter +10%#FAEDB4
Darker −10%#F2D556
Darker −20%#EFCA26
Darker −30%#D2AE10
Darker −40%#A3870C
More saturated +25%#FFE77C
Less saturated −25%#E6D795

Channel breakdown

R246
G225
B133
Red246 (96.5%)
Green225 (88.2%)
Blue133 (52.2%)
Hue48.85°
Saturation (HSL)86.26%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F6 · G E1 · B 85

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