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Recognised as Colour

#FFEA74

  • #FFEA74
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#FFEA74 is a yellow with RGB values 255, 234, 116 and HSL 51°, 100%, 73%. 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

#FFEA74#FFEA74
HEX#FFEA74
RGBrgb(255, 234, 116)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.9176, 0.4549
RGB percentages100%, 91.8%, 45.5%
HSLhsl(50.9, 100%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.9, 54.5%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 8.2%, 54.5%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,771,700
CSS custom property--colour: #FFEA74;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.81367WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness230.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.27:1
Contrast with white1.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E6E6E6
Inverted#00158B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FDE469no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#FFEC79no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#FFDCCFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.2 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 text17.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 14.3Dark khaki · ΔE 27.4Pale goldenrod · ΔE 28.1Goldenrod · ΔE 28.3Gold · ΔE 29.1Navajo white · ΔE 33
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 14.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7489FF
Analogous#FFA474, #CFFF74
Triadic#74FFEA, #EA74FF
Split complementary#74CFFF, #A474FF
Tetradic#74FFA4, #7489FF, #FF74CF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFF9DA
Lighter +10%#FFF2A7
Darker −10%#FFE241
Darker −20%#FFDB0E
Darker −30%#DAB900
Darker −40%#A78E00
More saturated +25%#FFEA74
Less saturated −25%#EEDE85

Channel breakdown

R255
G234
B116
Red255 (100%)
Green234 (91.8%)
Blue116 (45.5%)
Hue50.94°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G EA · B 74

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