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Colour

#FFFA9D

  • #FFFA9D
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#FFFA9D is a yellow with RGB values 255, 250, 157 and HSL 57°, 100%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 19.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#FFFA9D#FFFA9D
HEX#FFFA9D
RGBrgb(255, 250, 157)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.9804, 0.6157
RGB percentages100%, 98%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(56.9, 100%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(56.9, 38.4%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 2%, 38.4%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,775,837
CSS custom property--colour: #FFFA9D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.92066WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness242.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 19.41:1
Contrast with white1.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black19.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#F4F4F4
Inverted#000562

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFF396no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#FFF8A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#FFEFE3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text19.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 6.9Pale goldenrod · ΔE 15.8Lemon chiffon · ΔE 23.7Moccasin · ΔE 23.9Navajo white · ΔE 24.2Dark khaki · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 6.94, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9DA2FF
Analogous#FFC99D, #D3FF9D
Triadic#9DFFFA, #FA9DFF
Split complementary#9DD3FF, #C99DFF
Tetradic#9DFFC9, #9DA2FF, #FF9DD3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFFDD0
Darker −10%#FFF76A
Darker −20%#FFF537
Darker −30%#FFF204
Darker −40%#D0C500
More saturated +25%#FFFA9D
Less saturated −25%#F3EFA9

Channel breakdown

R255
G250
B157
Red255 (100%)
Green250 (98%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue56.94°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G FA · B 9D

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