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Recognised as Colour

#FAE975

  • #FAE975
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#FAE975 is a yellow with RGB values 250, 233, 117 and HSL 52°, 93%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#FAE975#FAE975
HEX#FAE975
RGBrgb(250, 233, 117)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.9137, 0.4588
RGB percentages98%, 91.4%, 45.9%
HSLhsl(52.3, 93%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.3, 53.2%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 6.8%, 53.2%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,443,765
CSS custom property--colour: #FAE975;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.79886WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness228.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.98:1
Contrast with white1.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E4E4E4
Inverted#05168A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FBE36Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#FFEA7Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#FFDBCFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 12.8Dark khaki · ΔE 25.9Pale goldenrod · ΔE 26.8Goldenrod · ΔE 29.2Gold · ΔE 30.6Navajo white · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 12.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7586FA
Analogous#FAA775, #C8FA75
Triadic#75FAE9, #E975FA
Split complementary#75C9FA, #A675FA
Tetradic#75FAA6, #7586FA, #FA75C9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEF9D7
Lighter +10%#FCF1A6
Darker −10%#F8E144
Darker −20%#F6D913
Darker −30%#CFB507
Darker −40%#9D8A06
More saturated +25%#FFED70
Less saturated −25%#E8DC87

Channel breakdown

R250
G233
B117
Red250 (98%)
Green233 (91.4%)
Blue117 (45.9%)
Hue52.33°
Saturation (HSL)93.01%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G E9 · B 75

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