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Recognised as Colour

#F9EDAA

  • #F9EDAA
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#F9EDAA is a yellow with RGB values 249, 237, 170 and HSL 51°, 87%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#F9EDAA#F9EDAA
HEX#F9EDAA
RGBrgb(249, 237, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.9765, 0.9294, 0.6667
RGB percentages97.6%, 92.9%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(50.9, 86.8%, 82.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.9, 31.7%, 97.6%)
CMYK0%, 4.8%, 31.7%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,379,306
CSS custom property--colour: #F9EDAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.8361WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness234.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.72:1
Contrast with white1.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EBEBEB
Inverted#061255

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FAE9A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#FDEEACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Tritanopia#FFE4DCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 4Moccasin · ΔE 11.3Khaki · ΔE 11.8Navajo white · ΔE 12.1Lemon chiffon · ΔE 12.5Wheat · ΔE 12.9
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 4.04, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AAB6F9
Analogous#F9C5AA, #DEF9AA
Triadic#AAF9ED, #EDAAF9
Split complementary#AADEF9, #C6AAF9
Tetradic#AAF9C5, #AAB6F9, #F9AADD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FCF7DA
Darker −10%#F6E37A
Darker −20%#F2D94B
Darker −30%#EFCF1B
Darker −40%#C9AC0E
More saturated +25%#FFF1A4
Less saturated −25%#EEE5B5

Channel breakdown

R249
G237
B170
Red249 (97.6%)
Green237 (92.9%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue50.89°
Saturation (HSL)86.81%
Lightness82.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F9 · G ED · B AA

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