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Colour

#FFE987

  • #FFE987
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#FFE987 is a yellow with RGB values 255, 233, 135 and HSL 49°, 100%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#FFE987#FFE987
HEX#FFE987
RGBrgb(255, 233, 135)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.9137, 0.5294
RGB percentages100%, 91.4%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(49, 100%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49, 47.1%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 8.6%, 47.1%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,771,463
CSS custom property--colour: #FFE987;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.81287WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness231.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.26:1
Contrast with white1.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E7E7E7
Inverted#001678

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FBE47Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#FFEC8Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#FFDCD2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 6.7Pale goldenrod · ΔE 19.3Dark khaki · ΔE 22.1Navajo white · ΔE 23.9Moccasin · ΔE 24.9Wheat · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 6.71, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#879DFF
Analogous#FFAD87, #D9FF87
Triadic#87FFE9, #E987FF
Split complementary#87D9FF, #AD87FF
Tetradic#87FFAD, #879DFF, #FF87D9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFCED
Lighter +10%#FFF2BA
Darker −10%#FFE054
Darker −20%#FFD621
Darker −30%#EDC200
Darker −40%#BA9800
More saturated +25%#FFE987
Less saturated −25%#F0E096

Channel breakdown

R255
G233
B135
Red255 (100%)
Green233 (91.4%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue49°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G E9 · B 87

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