Recognised as Colour

#FDEB9B

#FDEB9B
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#FDEB9B is a yellow with RGB values 253, 235, 155 and HSL 49°, 96%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#FDEB9B#FDEB9B

HEX#FDEB9B

RGBrgb(253, 235, 155)

RGB (0–1)0.9922, 0.9216, 0.6078

RGB percentages99.2%, 92.2%, 60.8%

HSLhsl(49, 96.1%, 80%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49, 38.7%, 99.2%)

CMYK0%, 7.1%, 38.7%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,640,923

CSS custom property--colour: #FDEB9B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.82666WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness233 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.53:1

Contrast with white1.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black17.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E9E9E9

Inverted#021464

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FAE795no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFED9Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FFE0D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text17.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 6.2 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 10.5 Navajo white · ΔE 16.1 Moccasin · ΔE 16.4 Wheat · ΔE 18.5 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 19.4

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 6.24, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9BADFD

Analogous#FDBA9B, #DEFD9B

Triadic#9BFDEB, #EB9BFD

Split complementary#9BDEFD, #BA9BFD

Tetradic#9BFDBA, #9BADFD, #FD9BDE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FEF5CD

Darker −10%#FCE169

Darker −20%#FBD737

Darker −30%#FACD05

Darker −40%#C8A404

More saturated +25%#FFEC99

Less saturated −25%#F0E3A8

Channel breakdown

R253

G235

B155

Red253 (99.2%)

Green235 (92.2%)

Blue155 (60.8%)

Hue48.98°

Saturation (HSL)96.08%

Lightness80%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FD · G EB · B 9B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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