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Colour

#F8E699

  • #F8E699
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#F8E699 is a yellow with RGB values 248, 230, 153 and HSL 49°, 87%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#F8E699#F8E699
HEX#F8E699
RGBrgb(248, 230, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.9725, 0.902, 0.6
RGB percentages97.3%, 90.2%, 60%
HSLhsl(48.6, 87.2%, 78.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.6, 38.3%, 97.3%)
CMYK0%, 7.3%, 38.3%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,311,961
CSS custom property--colour: #F8E699;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7885WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness228.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.77:1
Contrast with white1.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E4E4E4
Inverted#071966

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F5E293no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#FAE89Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#FFDBD3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 6.9Pale goldenrod · ΔE 9.2Navajo white · ΔE 14.6Moccasin · ΔE 15.1Wheat · ΔE 17Dark khaki · ΔE 18.3
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 6.94, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#99ABF8
Analogous#F8B799, #DAF899
Triadic#99F8E6, #E699F8
Split complementary#99DAF8, #B799F8
Tetradic#99F8B7, #99ABF8, #F899DA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFDF8
Lighter +10%#FBF2C9
Darker −10%#F5DA69
Darker −20%#F1CF3A
Darker −30%#E8BF10
Darker −40%#B8980D
More saturated +25%#FFEA92
Less saturated −25%#EADEA7

Channel breakdown

R248
G230
B153
Red248 (97.3%)
Green230 (90.2%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue48.63°
Saturation (HSL)87.16%
Lightness78.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F8 · G E6 · B 99

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