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Recognised as Colour

#F6E387

  • #F6E387
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#F6E387 is a yellow with RGB values 246, 227, 135 and HSL 50°, 86%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#F6E387#F6E387
HEX#F6E387
RGBrgb(246, 227, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.9647, 0.8902, 0.5294
RGB percentages96.5%, 89%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(49.7, 86%, 74.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.7, 45.1%, 96.5%)
CMYK0%, 7.7%, 45.1%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,180,103
CSS custom property--colour: #F6E387;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7628WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness224.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.26:1
Contrast with white1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0
Inverted#091C78

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F3DE80no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#F9E58Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#FFD7CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 4Pale goldenrod · ΔE 16.3Dark khaki · ΔE 18.6Navajo white · ΔE 21.4Moccasin · ΔE 22.3Wheat · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 4, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#879AF6
Analogous#F6AC87, #D2F687
Triadic#87F6E3, #E387F6
Split complementary#87D2F6, #AC87F6
Tetradic#87F6AB, #879AF6, #F687D1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDF9E6
Lighter +10%#FAEEB6
Darker −10%#F2D858
Darker −20%#EFCD28
Darker −30%#D4B310
Darker −40%#A58B0C
More saturated +25%#FFE97E
Less saturated −25%#E6D897

Channel breakdown

R246
G227
B135
Red246 (96.5%)
Green227 (89%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue49.73°
Saturation (HSL)86.05%
Lightness74.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F6 · G E3 · B 87

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