Colour

#F9E371

#F9E371
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#F9E371 is a yellow with RGB values 249, 227, 113 and HSL 50°, 92%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

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HEX#F9E371

RGBrgb(249, 227, 113)

RGB (0–1)0.9765, 0.8902, 0.4431

RGB percentages97.6%, 89%, 44.3%

HSLhsl(50.3, 91.9%, 71%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.3, 54.6%, 97.6%)

CMYK0%, 8.8%, 54.6%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,376,689

CSS custom property--colour: #F9E371;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7627WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness224.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.25:1

Contrast with white1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF

Inverted#061C8E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F6DE66no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#FCE676no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FFD5C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 12.9 Dark khaki · ΔE 24.8 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 26.7 Goldenrod · ΔE 26.7 Gold · ΔE 30 Navajo white · ΔE 31.3

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 12.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7187F9

Analogous#F99F71, #CBF971

Triadic#71F9E3, #E371F9

Split complementary#71CBF9, #9F71F9

Tetradic#71F99F, #7187F9, #F971CB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FDF6D3

Lighter +10%#FBEDA2

Darker −10%#F7D940

Darker −20%#F5D00F

Darker −30%#C9A908

Darker −40%#988006

More saturated +25%#FFE76B

Less saturated −25%#E6D684

Channel breakdown

R249

G227

B113

Red249 (97.6%)

Green227 (89%)

Blue113 (44.3%)

Hue50.29°

Saturation (HSL)91.89%

Lightness70.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F9 · G E3 · B 71

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