Recognised as Colour

#F6E49D

#F6E49D
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#F6E49D is a yellow with RGB values 246, 228, 157 and HSL 48°, 83%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#F6E49D

RGBrgb(246, 228, 157)

RGB (0–1)0.9647, 0.8941, 0.6157

RGB percentages96.5%, 89.4%, 61.6%

HSLhsl(47.9, 83.2%, 79%)

HSV / HSBhsv(47.9, 36.2%, 96.5%)

CMYK0%, 7.3%, 36.2%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,180,381

CSS custom property--colour: #F6E49D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77514WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness226.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.5:1

Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E3E3E3

Inverted#091B62

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F2E098no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#F7E79Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FFDAD2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 6.9 Khaki · ΔE 9.6 Navajo white · ΔE 12 Moccasin · ΔE 12.3 Wheat · ΔE 14 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 16.4

Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 6.91, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9DAFF6

Analogous#F6B89D, #DBF69D

Triadic#9DF6E4, #E49DF6

Split complementary#9DDCF6, #B89DF6

Tetradic#9DF6B8, #9DAFF6, #F69DDC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFEFA

Lighter +10%#FAF1CC

Darker −10%#F2D76E

Darker −20%#EDCA40

Darker −30%#E5BB15

Darker −40%#B69511

More saturated +25%#FFE994

Less saturated −25%#E9DCAA

Channel breakdown

R246

G228

B157

Red246 (96.5%)

Green228 (89.4%)

Blue157 (61.6%)

Hue47.87°

Saturation (HSL)83.18%

Lightness79.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F6 · G E4 · B 9D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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