Colour

#F9E58D

#F9E58D
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#F9E58D is a yellow with RGB values 249, 229, 141 and HSL 49°, 90%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

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HEX#F9E58D

RGBrgb(249, 229, 141)

RGB (0–1)0.9765, 0.898, 0.5529

RGB percentages97.6%, 89.8%, 55.3%

HSLhsl(48.9, 90%, 76.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48.9, 43.4%, 97.6%)

CMYK0%, 8%, 43.4%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,377,229

CSS custom property--colour: #F9E58D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.78101WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness227.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.62:1

Contrast with white1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E3E3E3

Inverted#061A72

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F5E186no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#FBE890no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FFD9CFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 4.2 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 14.5 Dark khaki · ΔE 18.8 Navajo white · ΔE 19.4 Moccasin · ΔE 20.3 Wheat · ΔE 22.3

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 4.16, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8DA1F9

Analogous#F9AF8D, #D7F98D

Triadic#8DF9E5, #E58DF9

Split complementary#8DD7F9, #AF8DF9

Tetradic#8DF9AF, #8DA1F9, #F98DD7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FEFBEE

Lighter +10%#FCF0BD

Darker −10%#F6DA5D

Darker −20%#F4CF2C

Darker −30%#E1BA0C

Darker −40%#B19209

More saturated +25%#FFE987

Less saturated −25%#EADC9C

Channel breakdown

R249

G229

B141

Red249 (97.6%)

Green229 (89.8%)

Blue141 (55.3%)

Hue48.89°

Saturation (HSL)90%

Lightness76.47%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F9 · G E5 · B 8D

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