Colour

#F6E491

#F6E491
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#F6E491 is a yellow with RGB values 246, 228, 145 and HSL 49°, 85%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

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HEX#F6E491

RGBrgb(246, 228, 145)

RGB (0–1)0.9647, 0.8941, 0.5686

RGB percentages96.5%, 89.4%, 56.9%

HSLhsl(49.3, 84.9%, 76.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.3, 41.1%, 96.5%)

CMYK0%, 7.3%, 41.1%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,180,369

CSS custom property--colour: #F6E491;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77124WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness225.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.42:1

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

Contrast with black16.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2

Inverted#091B6E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F3E08Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#F8E694no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FFD9CFno 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 text1.28:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 4.5 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 11.9 Navajo white · ΔE 17.4 Dark khaki · ΔE 17.7 Moccasin · ΔE 18.1 Wheat · ΔE 19.9

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 4.49, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#91A3F6

Analogous#F6B291, #D5F691

Triadic#91F6E4, #E491F6

Split complementary#91D6F6, #B191F6

Tetradic#91F6B2, #91A3F6, #F691D6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FEFBEF

Lighter +10%#FAF0C0

Darker −10%#F2D862

Darker −20%#EECD33

Darker −30%#DCB812

Darker −40%#AD910E

More saturated +25%#FFEA88

Less saturated −25%#E7DAA0

Channel breakdown

R246

G228

B145

Red246 (96.5%)

Green228 (89.4%)

Blue145 (56.9%)

Hue49.31°

Saturation (HSL)84.87%

Lightness76.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F6 · G E4 · B 91

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