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Recognised as Colour

#F9EDA0

  • #F9EDA0
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#F9EDA0 is a yellow with RGB values 249, 237, 160 and HSL 52°, 88%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#F9EDA0#F9EDA0
HEX#F9EDA0
RGBrgb(249, 237, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.9765, 0.9294, 0.6275
RGB percentages97.6%, 92.9%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(51.9, 88.1%, 80.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.9, 35.7%, 97.6%)
CMYK0%, 4.8%, 35.7%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,379,296
CSS custom property--colour: #F9EDA0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.83246WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness233.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.65:1
Contrast with white1.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EAEAEA
Inverted#06125F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FBE89Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#FFEEA3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Tritanopia#FFE3D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 7.1Pale goldenrod · ΔE 8.1Moccasin · ΔE 15.6Navajo white · ΔE 15.8Lemon chiffon · ΔE 17.2Wheat · ΔE 17.4
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 7.1, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A0ACF9
Analogous#F9C1A0, #D9F9A0
Triadic#A0F9ED, #EDA0F9
Split complementary#A0D9F9, #C0A0F9
Tetradic#A0F9C1, #A0ACF9, #F9A0D9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FCF6D0
Darker −10%#F6E470
Darker −20%#F3DB40
Darker −30%#F0D210
Darker −40%#C1A80C
More saturated +25%#FFF19A
Less saturated −25%#ECE4AD

Channel breakdown

R249
G237
B160
Red249 (97.6%)
Green237 (92.9%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue51.91°
Saturation (HSL)88.12%
Lightness80.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F9 · G ED · B A0

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