Recognised as Colour

#CFC9AE

#CFC9AE
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Wheat

#CFC9AE is a yellow with RGB values 207, 201, 174 and HSL 49°, 26%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.

Colour values

#CFC9AE#CFC9AE

HEX#CFC9AE

RGBrgb(207, 201, 174)

RGB (0–1)0.8118, 0.7882, 0.6824

RGB percentages81.2%, 78.8%, 68.2%

HSLhsl(49.1, 25.6%, 74.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.1, 15.9%, 81.2%)

CMYK0%, 2.9%, 15.9%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,617,582

CSS custom property--colour: #CFC9AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58095WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness199.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.62:1

Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8

Inverted#303651

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CFC7ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Deuteranopia#D1CAAFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Tritanopia#D5C5C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Wheat · ΔE 13.6 Tan · ΔE 13.9 Antique white · ΔE 13.9 Bisque · ΔE 14 Blanched almond · ΔE 14.2 Papaya whip · ΔE 14.8

Nearest named CSS colourWheat (#F5DEB3)ΔE 13.56, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AEB4CF

Analogous#CFB9AE, #C5CFAE

Triadic#AECFC9, #C9AECF

Split complementary#AEC5CF, #B8AECF

Tetradic#AECFB9, #AEB4CF, #CFAEC5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F5F4EE

Lighter +10%#E2DECE

Darker −10%#BCB48E

Darker −20%#A99E6E

Darker −30%#8F8555

Darker −40%#6F6742

More saturated +25%#DFD39E

Less saturated −25%#BFBFBE

Channel breakdown

R207

G201

B174

Red207 (81.2%)

Green201 (78.8%)

Blue174 (68.2%)

Hue49.09°

Saturation (HSL)25.58%

Lightness74.71%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CF · G C9 · B AE

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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