Colour

#FFE466

#FFE466
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#FFE466 is a yellow with RGB values 255, 228, 102 and HSL 49°, 100%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

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HEX#FFE466

RGBrgb(255, 228, 102)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.8941, 0.4

RGB percentages100%, 89.4%, 40%

HSLhsl(49.4, 100%, 70%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.4, 60%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 10.6%, 60%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,770,150

CSS custom property--colour: #FFE466;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77706WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness226.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.54:1

Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1

Inverted#001B99

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F8DF58no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFE86Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Tritanopia#FFD5C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 18.8 Gold · ΔE 24.3 Goldenrod · ΔE 24.7 Dark khaki · ΔE 29.9 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 32.5 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 34.9

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 18.8, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6681FF

Analogous#FF9866, #CEFF66

Triadic#66FFE4, #E466FF

Split complementary#66CEFF, #9866FF

Tetradic#66FF97, #6681FF, #FF66CD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFF6CC

Lighter +10%#FFED99

Darker −10%#FFDB33

Darker −20%#FFD200

Darker −30%#CCA800

Darker −40%#997E00

More saturated +25%#FFE466

Less saturated −25%#ECD879

Channel breakdown

R255

G228

B102

Red255 (100%)

Green228 (89.4%)

Blue102 (40%)

Hue49.41°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness70%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G E4 · B 66

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