Colour

#F9E16B

#F9E16B
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#F9E16B is a yellow with RGB values 249, 225, 107 and HSL 50°, 92%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#F9E16B#F9E16B

HEX#F9E16B

RGBrgb(249, 225, 107)

RGB (0–1)0.9765, 0.8824, 0.4196

RGB percentages97.6%, 88.2%, 42%

HSLhsl(49.9, 92.2%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.9, 57%, 97.6%)

CMYK0%, 9.6%, 57%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,376,171

CSS custom property--colour: #F9E16B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75052WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness222.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.01:1

Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE

Inverted#061E94

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F4DC5Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#FBE471no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Tritanopia#FFD3C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 15.1 Goldenrod · ΔE 25.2 Dark khaki · ΔE 26.1 Gold · ΔE 27.9 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 28.8 Navajo white · ΔE 33

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 15.05, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6B83F9

Analogous#F99A6B, #CAF96B

Triadic#6BF9E1, #E16BF9

Split complementary#6BCAF9, #9A6BF9

Tetradic#6BF99A, #6B83F9, #F96BCA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFE

Lighter +20%#FDF5CD

Lighter +10%#FBEB9C

Darker −10%#F7D73A

Darker −20%#F4CD0A

Darker −30%#C3A308

Darker −40%#927A06

More saturated +25%#FFE565

Less saturated −25%#E6D47E

Channel breakdown

R249

G225

B107

Red249 (97.6%)

Green225 (88.2%)

Blue107 (42%)

Hue49.86°

Saturation (HSL)92.21%

Lightness69.8%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F9 · G E1 · B 6B

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Colour values

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