Colour

#F6ED62

#F6ED62
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#F6ED62 is a yellow with RGB values 246, 237, 98 and HSL 56°, 89%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

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HEX#F6ED62

RGBrgb(246, 237, 98)

RGB (0–1)0.9647, 0.9294, 0.3843

RGB percentages96.5%, 92.9%, 38.4%

HSLhsl(56.4, 89.2%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(56.4, 60.2%, 96.5%)

CMYK0%, 3.7%, 60.2%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,182,626

CSS custom property--colour: #F6ED62;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.81043WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness228.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.21:1

Contrast with white1.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black17.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E5E5E5

Inverted#09129D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFE552no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFEB6Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FFDECFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.22:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text17.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 22.1 Gold · ΔE 24.2 Yellow green · ΔE 29 Yellow · ΔE 29.5 Goldenrod · ΔE 30.8 Dark khaki · ΔE 33.4

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 22.1, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#626BF6

Analogous#F6A362, #B5F662

Triadic#62F6ED, #ED62F6

Split complementary#62B5F6, #A362F6

Tetradic#62F6A3, #626BF6, #F662B5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFEF3

Lighter +20%#FCF8C2

Lighter +10%#F9F392

Darker −10%#F3E732

Darker −20%#E5D80D

Darker −30%#B5AA0A

Darker −40%#847D08

More saturated +25%#FFF559

Less saturated −25%#E1DB77

Channel breakdown

R246

G237

B98

Red246 (96.5%)

Green237 (92.9%)

Blue98 (38.4%)

Hue56.35°

Saturation (HSL)89.16%

Lightness67.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F6 · G ED · B 62

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