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Colour

#FFEC8A

  • #FFEC8A
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#FFEC8A is a yellow with RGB values 255, 236, 138 and HSL 50°, 100%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#FFEC8A#FFEC8A
HEX#FFEC8A
RGBrgb(255, 236, 138)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.9255, 0.5412
RGB percentages100%, 92.5%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(50.3, 100%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.3, 45.9%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 7.5%, 45.9%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,772,234
CSS custom property--colour: #FFEC8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.83086WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness233 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.62:1
Contrast with white1.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E9E9E9
Inverted#001375

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FDE782no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#FFEE8Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FFDFD5no 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 text1.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 6Pale goldenrod · ΔE 18.8Dark khaki · ΔE 22.4Navajo white · ΔE 24.1Moccasin · ΔE 24.9Wheat · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 6.01, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8A9DFF
Analogous#FFB28A, #D7FF8A
Triadic#8AFFEC, #EC8AFF
Split complementary#8AD7FF, #B28AFF
Tetradic#8AFFB2, #8A9DFF, #FF8AD7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFDF0
Lighter +10%#FFF4BD
Darker −10%#FFE457
Darker −20%#FFDB24
Darker −30%#F0C900
Darker −40%#BD9E00
More saturated +25%#FFEC8A
Less saturated −25%#F0E299

Channel breakdown

R255
G236
B138
Red255 (100%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue50.26°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G EC · B 8A

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