Colour

#F6E390

#F6E390
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#F6E390 is a yellow with RGB values 246, 227, 144 and HSL 49°, 85%, 76%. 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

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HEX#F6E390

RGBrgb(246, 227, 144)

RGB (0–1)0.9647, 0.8902, 0.5647

RGB percentages96.5%, 89%, 56.5%

HSLhsl(48.8, 85%, 76.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48.8, 41.5%, 96.5%)

CMYK0%, 7.7%, 41.5%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,180,112

CSS custom property--colour: #F6E390;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76545WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness225.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.31:1

Contrast with white1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1

Inverted#091C6F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F2DF8Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#F8E693no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FFD8CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.9 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 text16.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 4.8 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 12.2 Navajo white · ΔE 17.3 Dark khaki · ΔE 17.6 Moccasin · ΔE 18 Wheat · ΔE 19.9

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 4.77, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#90A3F6

Analogous#F6B090, #D6F690

Triadic#90F6E3, #E390F6

Split complementary#90D6F6, #B090F6

Tetradic#90F6B0, #90A3F6, #F690D6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FEFBEE

Lighter +10%#FAEFBF

Darker −10%#F2D761

Darker −20%#EECB32

Darker −30%#DBB612

Darker −40%#AC8F0E

More saturated +25%#FFE987

Less saturated −25%#E7DA9F

Channel breakdown

R246

G227

B144

Red246 (96.5%)

Green227 (89%)

Blue144 (56.5%)

Hue48.82°

Saturation (HSL)85%

Lightness76.47%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F6 · G E3 · B 90

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