Colour

#FFFB9D

#FFFB9D
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#FFFB9D is a yellow with RGB values 255, 251, 157 and HSL 58°, 100%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 19.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#FFFB9D#FFFB9D

HEX#FFFB9D

RGBrgb(255, 251, 157)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.9843, 0.6157

RGB percentages100%, 98.4%, 61.6%

HSLhsl(57.6, 100%, 80.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(57.6, 38.4%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 1.6%, 38.4%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,776,093

CSS custom property--colour: #FFFB9D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.92689WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness243.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 19.54:1

Contrast with white1.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black19.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#F5F5F5

Inverted#000462

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFF496no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFF9A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FFF0E4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.07:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text19.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 7.4 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 16.3 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 24.2 Moccasin · ΔE 24.5 Dark khaki · ΔE 24.7 Navajo white · ΔE 24.8

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 7.37, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9DA1FF

Analogous#FFCA9D, #D2FF9D

Triadic#9DFFFB, #FB9DFF

Split complementary#9DD2FF, #CA9DFF

Tetradic#9DFFCA, #9DA1FF, #FF9DD2

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%#FFF96A

Darker −20%#FFF737

Darker −30%#FFF504

Darker −40%#D0C800

More saturated +25%#FFFB9D

Less saturated −25%#F3F0A9

Channel breakdown

R255

G251

B157

Red255 (100%)

Green251 (98.4%)

Blue157 (61.6%)

Hue57.55°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness80.78%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G FB · B 9D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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