Colour

#F9EEA0

#F9EEA0
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#F9EEA0 is a yellow with RGB values 249, 238, 160 and HSL 53°, 88%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#F9EEA0#F9EEA0

HEX#F9EEA0

RGBrgb(249, 238, 160)

RGB (0–1)0.9765, 0.9333, 0.6275

RGB percentages97.6%, 93.3%, 62.7%

HSLhsl(52.6, 88.1%, 80.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.6, 35.7%, 97.6%)

CMYK0%, 4.4%, 35.7%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,379,552

CSS custom property--colour: #F9EEA0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.83827WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness233.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.77:1

Contrast with white1.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black17.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#EBEBEB

Inverted#06115F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FCE99Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFEEA3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Tritanopia#FFE4DAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.4 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 text17.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 6.8 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 8.5 Moccasin · ΔE 16.2 Navajo white · ΔE 16.4 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 17.5 Wheat · ΔE 18

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 6.79, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A0ABF9

Analogous#F9C2A0, #D7F9A0

Triadic#A0F9EE, #EEA0F9

Split complementary#A0D8F9, #C1A0F9

Tetradic#A0F9C2, #A0ABF9, #F9A0D8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FCF7D0

Darker −10%#F6E570

Darker −20%#F3DD40

Darker −30%#F0D410

Darker −40%#C1AA0C

More saturated +25%#FFF39A

Less saturated −25%#ECE4AD

Channel breakdown

R249

G238

B160

Red249 (97.6%)

Green238 (93.3%)

Blue160 (62.7%)

Hue52.58°

Saturation (HSL)88.12%

Lightness80.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F9 · G EE · B A0

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