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Recognised as Colour

#F8E59C

  • #F8E59C
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#F8E59C is a yellow with RGB values 248, 229, 156 and HSL 48°, 87%, 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

#F8E59C#F8E59C
HEX#F8E59C
RGBrgb(248, 229, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.9725, 0.898, 0.6118
RGB percentages97.3%, 89.8%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(47.6, 86.8%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.6, 37.1%, 97.3%)
CMYK0%, 7.7%, 37.1%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,311,708
CSS custom property--colour: #F8E59C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.78395WCAG 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 16.68:1
Contrast with white1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E4E4E4
Inverted#071A63

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F3E197no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#F9E89Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FFDBD2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.5 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 text16.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 7.9Khaki · ΔE 8.8Navajo white · ΔE 12.7Moccasin · ΔE 13.2Wheat · ΔE 15Lemon chiffon · ΔE 17.2
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 7.89, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9CAFF8
Analogous#F8B79C, #DDF89C
Triadic#9CF8E5, #E59CF8
Split complementary#9CDDF8, #B79CF8
Tetradic#9CF8B7, #9CAFF8, #F89CDD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFEFB
Lighter +10%#FBF2CC
Darker −10%#F5D86C
Darker −20%#F1CC3D
Darker −30%#EABD11
Darker −40%#BB970D
More saturated +25%#FFE995
Less saturated −25%#EBDDA9

Channel breakdown

R248
G229
B156
Red248 (97.3%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue47.61°
Saturation (HSL)86.79%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F8 · G E5 · B 9C

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