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Recognised as Colour

#FAE394

  • #FAE394
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#FAE394 is a yellow with RGB values 250, 227, 148 and HSL 46°, 91%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#FAE394#FAE394
HEX#FAE394
RGBrgb(250, 227, 148)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.8902, 0.5804
RGB percentages98%, 89%, 58%
HSLhsl(46.5, 91.1%, 78%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.5, 40.8%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 9.2%, 40.8%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,442,260
CSS custom property--colour: #FAE394;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.774WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness226.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.48:1
Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2
Inverted#051C6B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F3E08Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#F9E797no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Tritanopia#FFD8CFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 7.2Pale goldenrod · ΔE 11.4Navajo white · ΔE 15Moccasin · ΔE 16Wheat · ΔE 18Dark khaki · ΔE 18.3
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 7.18, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#94ABFA
Analogous#FAB094, #DEFA94
Triadic#94FAE3, #E394FA
Split complementary#94DEFA, #B094FA
Tetradic#94FAB0, #94ABFA, #FA94DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFDF5
Lighter +10%#FCF0C5
Darker −10%#F8D663
Darker −20%#F5CA33
Darker −30%#EAB80B
Darker −40%#B99209
More saturated +25%#FFE68F
Less saturated −25%#ECDBA2

Channel breakdown

R250
G227
B148
Red250 (98%)
Green227 (89%)
Blue148 (58%)
Hue46.47°
Saturation (HSL)91.07%
Lightness78.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G E3 · B 94

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