Colour

#FFE862

#FFE862
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#FFE862 is a yellow with RGB values 255, 232, 98 and HSL 51°, 100%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#FFE862#FFE862

HEX#FFE862

RGBrgb(255, 232, 98)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.9098, 0.3843

RGB percentages100%, 91%, 38.4%

HSLhsl(51.2, 100%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.2, 61.6%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 9%, 61.6%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,771,170

CSS custom property--colour: #FFE862;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.79855WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness228.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.97:1

Contrast with white1.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E3E3E3

Inverted#00179D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FCE253no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFEB69no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FFD9CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 21.3 Gold · ΔE 22.2 Goldenrod · ΔE 26.4 Yellow · ΔE 32.1 Dark khaki · ΔE 32.5 Yellow green · ΔE 34.1

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 21.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6279FF

Analogous#FF9A62, #C7FF62

Triadic#62FFE8, #E862FF

Split complementary#62C7FF, #9A62FF

Tetradic#62FF9A, #6279FF, #FF62C7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFEFB

Lighter +20%#FFF7C8

Lighter +10%#FFEF95

Darker −10%#FFE12F

Darker −20%#FBD600

Darker −30%#C8AB00

Darker −40%#957F00

More saturated +25%#FFE862

Less saturated −25%#EBDA76

Channel breakdown

R255

G232

B98

Red255 (100%)

Green232 (91%)

Blue98 (38.4%)

Hue51.21°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness69.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G E8 · B 62

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Colour values

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