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Recognised as Colour

#F8E798

  • #F8E798
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#F8E798 is a yellow with RGB values 248, 231, 152 and HSL 49°, 87%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#F8E798#F8E798
HEX#F8E798
RGBrgb(248, 231, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.9725, 0.9059, 0.5961
RGB percentages97.3%, 90.6%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(49.4, 87.3%, 78.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.4, 38.7%, 97.3%)
CMYK0%, 6.9%, 38.7%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,312,216
CSS custom property--colour: #F8E798;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.79375WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness228.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.88:1
Contrast with white1.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E5E5E5
Inverted#071867

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F6E392no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#FBE99Bno 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 35.4 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 text16.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 6Pale goldenrod · ΔE 9.8Navajo white · ΔE 15.7Moccasin · ΔE 16.1Wheat · ΔE 17.9Dark khaki · ΔE 18.4
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 5.97, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#98A9F8
Analogous#F8B798, #D9F898
Triadic#98F8E7, #E798F8
Split complementary#98D9F8, #B798F8
Tetradic#98F8B7, #98A9F8, #F898D9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFDF8
Lighter +10%#FBF2C8
Darker −10%#F5DC68
Darker −20%#F2D138
Darker −30%#E7C110
Darker −40%#B8990C
More saturated +25%#FFEC91
Less saturated −25%#EADEA6

Channel breakdown

R248
G231
B152
Red248 (97.3%)
Green231 (90.6%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue49.38°
Saturation (HSL)87.27%
Lightness78.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F8 · G E7 · B 98

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