Colour

#FFFF8C

#FFFF8C
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#FFFF8C is a yellow with RGB values 255, 255, 140 and HSL 60°, 100%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 19.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#FFFF8C#FFFF8C

HEX#FFFF8C

RGBrgb(255, 255, 140)

RGB (0–1)1, 1, 0.549

RGB percentages100%, 100%, 54.9%

HSLhsl(60, 100%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60, 45.1%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 0%, 45.1%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,777,100

CSS custom property--colour: #FFFF8C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.94673WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness244.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 19.93:1

Contrast with white1.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black19.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#F7F7F7

Inverted#000073

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFF782no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFFB91no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Tritanopia#FFF2E4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.05:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text19.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 13.9 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 25.9 Dark khaki · ΔE 29.7 Yellow green · ΔE 33.3 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 33.9 Navajo white · ΔE 34

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 13.87, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8C8CFF

Analogous#FFC68C, #C6FF8C

Triadic#8CFFFF, #FF8CFF

Split complementary#8CC6FF, #C68CFF

Tetradic#8CFFC6, #8C8CFF, #FF8CC6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFF2

Lighter +10%#FFFFBF

Darker −10%#FFFF59

Darker −20%#FFFF26

Darker −30%#F2F200

Darker −40%#BFBF00

More saturated +25%#FFFF8C

Less saturated −25%#F1F19A

Channel breakdown

R255

G255

B140

Red255 (100%)

Green255 (100%)

Blue140 (54.9%)

Hue60°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness77.45%

Dominant channelRed and Green

Hex per channelR FF · G FF · B 8C

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