Colour

#FEF2A6

#FEF2A6
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#FEF2A6 is a yellow with RGB values 254, 242, 166 and HSL 52°, 98%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#FEF2A6#FEF2A6

HEX#FEF2A6

RGBrgb(254, 242, 166)

RGB (0–1)0.9961, 0.949, 0.651

RGB percentages99.6%, 94.9%, 65.1%

HSLhsl(51.8, 97.8%, 82.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.8, 34.6%, 99.6%)

CMYK0%, 4.7%, 34.6%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,708,262

CSS custom property--colour: #FEF2A6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.87328WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness238.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.47:1

Contrast with white1.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black18.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#EFEFEF

Inverted#010D59

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFEDA1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFF3A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FFE8DFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text18.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 8.1 Khaki · ΔE 8.5 Moccasin · ΔE 15.3 Navajo white · ΔE 15.8 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 16.2 Wheat · ΔE 17.3

Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 8.14, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A6B2FE

Analogous#FEC6A6, #DEFEA6

Triadic#A6FEF2, #F2A6FE

Split complementary#A6DEFE, #C6A6FE

Tetradic#A6FEC6, #A6B2FE, #FEA6DE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FFF9D8

Darker −10%#FDEB74

Darker −20%#FDE341

Darker −30%#FCDC0F

Darker −40%#D6B902

More saturated +25%#FFF3A5

Less saturated −25%#F3EAB1

Channel breakdown

R254

G242

B166

Red254 (99.6%)

Green242 (94.9%)

Blue166 (65.1%)

Hue51.82°

Saturation (HSL)97.78%

Lightness82.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FE · G F2 · B A6

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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