Recognised as Colour

#F9EC95

#F9EC95
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#F9EC95 is a yellow with RGB values 249, 236, 149 and HSL 52°, 89%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

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HEX#F9EC95

RGBrgb(249, 236, 149)

RGB (0–1)0.9765, 0.9255, 0.5843

RGB percentages97.6%, 92.5%, 58.4%

HSLhsl(52.2, 89.3%, 78%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.2, 40.2%, 97.6%)

CMYK0%, 5.2%, 40.2%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,379,029

CSS custom property--colour: #F9EC95;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.82301WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness231.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.46:1

Contrast with white1.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black17.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E8E8E8

Inverted#06136A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FBE78Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFED98no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FFE1D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text17.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 3 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 12.9 Navajo white · ΔE 19.8 Dark khaki · ΔE 19.9 Moccasin · ΔE 20.1 Wheat · ΔE 22

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 3.04, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#95A2F9

Analogous#F9BA95, #D4F995

Triadic#95F9EC, #EC95F9

Split complementary#95D4F9, #BA95F9

Tetradic#95F9BA, #95A2F9, #F995D4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FEFDF6

Lighter +10%#FCF5C5

Darker −10%#F6E365

Darker −20%#F4DB34

Darker −30%#E8CB0D

Darker −40%#B8A10A

More saturated +25%#FFF08F

Less saturated −25%#EBE2A3

Channel breakdown

R249

G236

B149

Red249 (97.6%)

Green236 (92.5%)

Blue149 (58.4%)

Hue52.2°

Saturation (HSL)89.29%

Lightness78.04%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F9 · G EC · B 95

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