Recognised as Colour

#F6E396

#F6E396
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#F6E396 is a yellow with RGB values 246, 227, 150 and HSL 48°, 84%, 78%. 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#F6E396

RGBrgb(246, 227, 150)

RGB (0–1)0.9647, 0.8902, 0.5882

RGB percentages96.5%, 89%, 58.8%

HSLhsl(48.1, 84.2%, 77.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48.1, 39%, 96.5%)

CMYK0%, 7.7%, 39%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,180,118

CSS custom property--colour: #F6E396;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76733WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness225.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.35:1

Contrast with white1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1

Inverted#091C69

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F2DF90no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#F7E699no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FFD8D0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.28:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 7 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 9.6 Navajo white · ΔE 14.5 Moccasin · ΔE 15.2 Wheat · ΔE 16.9 Dark khaki · ΔE 17.5

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 7.01, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#96A9F6

Analogous#F6B396, #D9F696

Triadic#96F6E3, #E396F6

Split complementary#96D9F6, #B396F6

Tetradic#96F6B3, #96A9F6, #F696D9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FEFCF4

Lighter +10%#FAF0C5

Darker −10%#F2D667

Darker −20%#EECA38

Darker −30%#E0B713

Darker −40%#B1910F

More saturated +25%#FFE88D

Less saturated −25%#E8DAA4

Channel breakdown

R246

G227

B150

Red246 (96.5%)

Green227 (89%)

Blue150 (58.8%)

Hue48.12°

Saturation (HSL)84.21%

Lightness77.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F6 · G E3 · B 96

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