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Recognised as Colour

#F7E986

  • #F7E986
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#F7E986 is a yellow with RGB values 247, 233, 134 and HSL 53°, 88%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#F7E986#F7E986
HEX#F7E986
RGBrgb(247, 233, 134)
RGB (0–1)0.9686, 0.9137, 0.5255
RGB percentages96.9%, 91.4%, 52.5%
HSLhsl(52.6, 87.6%, 74.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.6, 45.7%, 96.9%)
CMYK0%, 5.7%, 45.7%, 3.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,247,174
CSS custom property--colour: #F7E986;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.79773WCAG 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 16.95:1
Contrast with white1.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E5E5E5
Inverted#081679

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#F9E37Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#FEEA8Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#FFDDD1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 4.82, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#8694F7
Analogous#F7B186, #CCF786
Triadic#86F7E9, #E986F7
Split complementary#86CCF7, #B186F7
Tetradic#86F7B1, #8694F7, #F786CC

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFAE6
Lighter +10%#FAF2B6
Darker −10%#F4E056
Darker −20%#F1D826
Darker −30%#D6BD0E
Darker −40%#A6930B
More saturated +25%#FFEF7E
Less saturated −25%#E7DD96

Channel breakdown

R247
G233
B134
Red247 (96.9%)
Green233 (91.4%)
Blue134 (52.5%)
Hue52.57°
Saturation (HSL)87.6%
Lightness74.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F7 · G E9 · B 86

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