Colour

#FBEAA2

#FBEAA2
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#FBEAA2 is a yellow with RGB values 251, 234, 162 and HSL 49°, 92%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#FBEAA2

RGBrgb(251, 234, 162)

RGB (0–1)0.9843, 0.9176, 0.6353

RGB percentages98.4%, 91.8%, 63.5%

HSLhsl(48.5, 91.8%, 81%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48.5, 35.5%, 98.4%)

CMYK0%, 6.8%, 35.5%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,509,602

CSS custom property--colour: #FBEAA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.81964WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness232.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.39:1

Contrast with white1.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black17.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E8E8E8

Inverted#04155D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F8E69Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#FDECA5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FFE0D8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.21:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text17.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 6.9 Khaki · ΔE 9.4 Moccasin · ΔE 12.8 Navajo white · ΔE 12.8 Wheat · ΔE 14.7 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 15.7

Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 6.94, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A2B3FB

Analogous#FBBDA2, #E0FBA2

Triadic#A2FBEA, #EAA2FB

Split complementary#A2E0FB, #BDA2FB

Tetradic#A2FBBD, #A2B3FB, #FBA2E0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FDF5D3

Darker −10%#F9DF71

Darker −20%#F7D440

Darker −30%#F5C90F

Darker −40%#C8A409

More saturated +25%#FFEC9E

Less saturated −25%#EFE3AE

Channel breakdown

R251

G234

B162

Red251 (98.4%)

Green234 (91.8%)

Blue162 (63.5%)

Hue48.54°

Saturation (HSL)91.75%

Lightness80.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FB · G EA · B A2

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Colour values

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