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Colour

#FFFFB6

  • #FFFFB6
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#FFFFB6 is a yellow with RGB values 255, 255, 182 and HSL 60°, 100%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 20.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#FFFFB6#FFFFB6
HEX#FFFFB6
RGBrgb(255, 255, 182)
RGB (0–1)1, 1, 0.7137
RGB percentages100%, 100%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(60, 100%, 85.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 28.6%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 28.6%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,777,142
CSS custom property--colour: #FFFFB6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.96157WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness247.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 20.23:1
Contrast with white1.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black20.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#FAFAFA
Inverted#000049

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFF9B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#FFFCB9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FFF6ECno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text20.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 9.1Khaki · ΔE 13Lemon chiffon · ΔE 13.9Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 16.4Moccasin · ΔE 17.3Navajo white · ΔE 18.8
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 9.13, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B6B6FF
Analogous#FFDBB6, #DBFFB6
Triadic#B6FFFF, #FFB6FF
Split complementary#B6DBFF, #DBB6FF
Tetradic#B6FFDB, #B6B6FF, #FFB6DB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFFFE9
Darker −10%#FFFF83
Darker −20%#FFFF50
Darker −30%#FFFF1D
Darker −40%#E9E900
More saturated +25%#FFFFB6
Less saturated −25%#F6F6BF

Channel breakdown

R255
G255
B182
Red255 (100%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness85.69%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR FF · G FF · B B6

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