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Colour

#F6E574

  • #F6E574
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#F6E574 is a yellow with RGB values 246, 229, 116 and HSL 52°, 88%, 71%. 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

#F6E574#F6E574
HEX#F6E574
RGBrgb(246, 229, 116)
RGB (0–1)0.9647, 0.898, 0.4549
RGB percentages96.5%, 89.8%, 45.5%
HSLhsl(52.2, 87.8%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.2, 52.8%, 96.5%)
CMYK0%, 6.9%, 52.8%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,180,596
CSS custom property--colour: #F6E574;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76892WCAG 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 16.38:1
Contrast with white1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0
Inverted#091A8B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F7DF69no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#FCE679no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#FFD7CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.8 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 text16.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 11.5Dark khaki · ΔE 24.1Pale goldenrod · ΔE 25.5Goldenrod · ΔE 28.5Navajo white · ΔE 31Gold · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 11.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7485F6
Analogous#F6A474, #C6F674
Triadic#74F6E5, #E574F6
Split complementary#74C6F6, #A474F6
Tetradic#74F6A4, #7485F6, #F674C6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCF7D4
Lighter +10%#F9EEA4
Darker −10%#F3DC44
Darker −20%#F0D314
Darker −30%#C4AC0D
Darker −40%#94820A
More saturated +25%#FFEC6B
Less saturated −25%#E3D787

Channel breakdown

R246
G229
B116
Red246 (96.5%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue116 (45.5%)
Hue52.15°
Saturation (HSL)87.84%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F6 · G E5 · B 74

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