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Colour

#FAE49C

  • #FAE49C
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#FAE49C is a yellow with RGB values 250, 228, 156 and HSL 46°, 90%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#FAE49C#FAE49C
HEX#FAE49C
RGBrgb(250, 228, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.8941, 0.6118
RGB percentages98%, 89.4%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(46, 90.4%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46, 37.6%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 8.8%, 37.6%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,442,524
CSS custom property--colour: #FAE49C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.78211WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness228 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.64:1
Contrast with white1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E3E3E3
Inverted#051B63

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F3E197no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#F9E89Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#FFD9D2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 8.5Khaki · ΔE 9.7Navajo white · ΔE 11.9Moccasin · ΔE 12.5Wheat · ΔE 14.5Lemon chiffon · ΔE 17.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 8.5, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9CB2FA
Analogous#FAB59C, #E1FA9C
Triadic#9CFAE4, #E49CFA
Split complementary#9CE1FA, #B59CFA
Tetradic#9CFAB5, #9CB2FA, #FA9CE1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFEFD
Lighter +10%#FCF1CD
Darker −10%#F8D76B
Darker −20%#F5CA3B
Darker −30%#F1BB0C
Darker −40%#C0960A
More saturated +25%#FFE797
Less saturated −25%#EDDDA9

Channel breakdown

R250
G228
B156
Red250 (98%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue45.96°
Saturation (HSL)90.38%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G E4 · B 9C

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