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Recognised as Colour

#FAFF9F

  • #FAFF9F
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#FAFF9F is a yellow with RGB values 250, 255, 159 and HSL 63°, 100%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 19.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#FAFF9F#FAFF9F
HEX#FAFF9F
RGBrgb(250, 255, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 1, 0.6235
RGB percentages98%, 100%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(63.1, 100%, 81.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(63.1, 37.6%, 100%)
CMYK2%, 0%, 37.6%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,449,439
CSS custom property--colour: #FAFF9F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.94347WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness244.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 19.87:1
Contrast with white1.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black19.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#F7F7F7
Inverted#050060

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFF798no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#FFFAA3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Tritanopia#FFF4E7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.06:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text19.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 9.9Pale goldenrod · ΔE 17.8Lemon chiffon · ΔE 25.2Dark khaki · ΔE 26Moccasin · ΔE 26.8Navajo white · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 9.88, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A49FFF
Analogous#FFD49F, #CAFF9F
Triadic#9FFAFF, #FF9FFA
Split complementary#9FCAFF, #D49FFF
Tetradic#9FFFD4, #A49FFF, #FF9FCA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FDFFD2
Darker −10%#F7FF6C
Darker −20%#F5FF39
Darker −30%#F2FF06
Darker −40%#C7D200
More saturated +25%#FAFF9F
Less saturated −25%#EFF3AB

Channel breakdown

R250
G255
B159
Red250 (98%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue63.13°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness81.18%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR FA · G FF · B 9F

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