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Recognised as Colour

#F6E282

  • #F6E282
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#F6E282 is a yellow with RGB values 246, 226, 130 and HSL 50°, 87%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#F6E282#F6E282
HEX#F6E282
RGBrgb(246, 226, 130)
RGB (0–1)0.9647, 0.8863, 0.5098
RGB percentages96.5%, 88.6%, 51%
HSLhsl(49.7, 86.6%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.7, 47.2%, 96.5%)
CMYK0%, 8.1%, 47.2%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,179,842
CSS custom property--colour: #F6E282;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75597WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness223.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.12:1
Contrast with white1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF
Inverted#091D7D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F3DD7Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#F8E586no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FFD5CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 5.4Pale goldenrod · ΔE 18.3Dark khaki · ΔE 19.3Navajo white · ΔE 23.2Moccasin · ΔE 24.2Wheat · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 5.41, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8296F6
Analogous#F6A882, #D0F682
Triadic#82F6E2, #E282F6
Split complementary#82D0F6, #A882F6
Tetradic#82F6A8, #8296F6, #F682D0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDF8E1
Lighter +10%#F9EDB2
Darker −10%#F3D752
Darker −20%#EFCC23
Darker −30%#D0AF0F
Darker −40%#A0870C
More saturated +25%#FFE879
Less saturated −25%#E5D793

Channel breakdown

R246
G226
B130
Red246 (96.5%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue130 (51%)
Hue49.66°
Saturation (HSL)86.57%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F6 · G E2 · B 82

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