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Recognised as Colour

#FAEFA1

  • #FAEFA1
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#FAEFA1 is a yellow with RGB values 250, 239, 161 and HSL 53°, 90%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#FAEFA1#FAEFA1
HEX#FAEFA1
RGBrgb(250, 239, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.9373, 0.6314
RGB percentages98%, 93.7%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(52.6, 89.9%, 80.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.6, 35.6%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 4.4%, 35.6%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,445,345
CSS custom property--colour: #FAEFA1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.8463WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness234.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.93:1
Contrast with white1.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ECECEC
Inverted#05105E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FDEA9Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#FFEFA4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#FFE5DBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 7Pale goldenrod · ΔE 8.5Moccasin · ΔE 16.2Navajo white · ΔE 16.5Lemon chiffon · ΔE 17.4Wheat · ΔE 18.1
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 6.98, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A1ACFA
Analogous#FAC3A1, #D8FAA1
Triadic#A1FAEF, #EFA1FA
Split complementary#A1D9FA, #C2A1FA
Tetradic#A1FAC3, #A1ACFA, #FAA1D9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FDF7D1
Darker −10%#F7E771
Darker −20%#F5DF40
Darker −30%#F2D610
Darker −40%#C5AE0A
More saturated +25%#FFF39C
Less saturated −25%#EEE6AD

Channel breakdown

R250
G239
B161
Red250 (98%)
Green239 (93.7%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue52.58°
Saturation (HSL)89.9%
Lightness80.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G EF · B A1

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