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Recognised as Colour

#F9E488

  • #F9E488
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#F9E488 is a yellow with RGB values 249, 228, 136 and HSL 49°, 90%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#F9E488#F9E488
HEX#F9E488
RGBrgb(249, 228, 136)
RGB (0–1)0.9765, 0.8941, 0.5333
RGB percentages97.6%, 89.4%, 53.3%
HSLhsl(48.8, 90.4%, 75.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.8, 45.4%, 97.6%)
CMYK0%, 8.4%, 45.4%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,376,968
CSS custom property--colour: #F9E488;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77404WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness226.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.48:1
Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2
Inverted#061B77

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F5E081no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#FAE78Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Tritanopia#FFD8CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 4.8Pale goldenrod · ΔE 16.5Dark khaki · ΔE 19.3Navajo white · ΔE 21.2Moccasin · ΔE 22.2Wheat · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 4.76, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#889DF9
Analogous#F9AC88, #D5F988
Triadic#88F9E4, #E488F9
Split complementary#88D6F9, #AB88F9
Tetradic#88F9AC, #889DF9, #F988D6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFAE9
Lighter +10%#FBEFB9
Darker −10%#F7D957
Darker −20%#F4CE27
Darker −30%#DDB60B
Darker −40%#AC8E09
More saturated +25%#FFE882
Less saturated −25%#E9DA98

Channel breakdown

R249
G228
B136
Red249 (97.6%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue136 (53.3%)
Hue48.85°
Saturation (HSL)90.4%
Lightness75.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F9 · G E4 · B 88

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