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Recognised as Colour

#F6E69C

  • #F6E69C
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#F6E69C is a yellow with RGB values 246, 230, 156 and HSL 49°, 83%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#F6E69C#F6E69C
HEX#F6E69C
RGBrgb(246, 230, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.9647, 0.902, 0.6118
RGB percentages96.5%, 90.2%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(49.3, 83.3%, 78.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.3, 36.6%, 96.5%)
CMYK0%, 6.5%, 36.6%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,180,892
CSS custom property--colour: #F6E69C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.78587WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness227.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.72:1
Contrast with white1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E4E4E4
Inverted#091963

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F4E297no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#F9E89Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#FFDCD3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 7.5Khaki · ΔE 8Navajo white · ΔE 13.7Moccasin · ΔE 13.9Wheat · ΔE 15.6Lemon chiffon · ΔE 17.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 7.47, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9CACF6
Analogous#F6B99C, #D9F69C
Triadic#9CF6E6, #E69CF6
Split complementary#9CD9F6, #B99CF6
Tetradic#9CF6B9, #9CACF6, #F69CD9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFEFA
Lighter +10%#FAF2CB
Darker −10%#F2DA6D
Darker −20%#EECE3E
Darker −30%#E4BF15
Darker −40%#B69810
More saturated +25%#FFEC93
Less saturated −25%#E9DDAA

Channel breakdown

R246
G230
B156
Red246 (96.5%)
Green230 (90.2%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue49.33°
Saturation (HSL)83.33%
Lightness78.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F6 · G E6 · B 9C

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