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Recognised as Colour

#F9E376

  • #F9E376
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#F9E376 is a yellow with RGB values 249, 227, 118 and HSL 50°, 92%, 72%. 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

#F9E376#F9E376
HEX#F9E376
RGBrgb(249, 227, 118)
RGB (0–1)0.9765, 0.8902, 0.4627
RGB percentages97.6%, 89%, 46.3%
HSLhsl(49.9, 91.6%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.9, 52.6%, 97.6%)
CMYK0%, 8.8%, 52.6%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,376,694
CSS custom property--colour: #F9E376;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76386WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness224.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.28:1
Contrast with white1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0
Inverted#061C89

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F5DE6Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#FBE67Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FFD5CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.3 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 text16.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 10.8Dark khaki · ΔE 23.3Pale goldenrod · ΔE 24.4Goldenrod · ΔE 27.6Navajo white · ΔE 29Moccasin · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 10.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#768CF9
Analogous#F9A176, #CDF976
Triadic#76F9E3, #E376F9
Split complementary#76CDF9, #A176F9
Tetradic#76F9A2, #768CF9, #F976CE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDF7D8
Lighter +10%#FBEDA7
Darker −10%#F7D945
Darker −20%#F5CF14
Darker −30%#CDAC09
Darker −40%#9C8307
More saturated +25%#FFE770
Less saturated −25%#E7D788

Channel breakdown

R249
G227
B118
Red249 (97.6%)
Green227 (89%)
Blue118 (46.3%)
Hue49.92°
Saturation (HSL)91.61%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F9 · G E3 · B 76

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