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Recognised as Colour

#F0E9C3

  • #F0E9C3
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light goldenrod yellow

#F0E9C3 is a yellow with RGB values 240, 233, 195 and HSL 51°, 60%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light goldenrod yellow.

Colour values

#F0E9C3#F0E9C3
HEX#F0E9C3
RGBrgb(240, 233, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.9412, 0.9137, 0.7647
RGB percentages94.1%, 91.4%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(50.7, 60%, 85.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.7, 18.8%, 94.1%)
CMYK0%, 2.9%, 18.8%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,788,483
CSS custom property--colour: #F0E9C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.80743WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness231.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.15:1
Contrast with white1.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E8E8E8
Inverted#0F163C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F1E6C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#F3E9C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#F7E3DEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 6Lemon chiffon · ΔE 6.6Blanched almond · ΔE 6.6Wheat · ΔE 7.5Cornsilk · ΔE 7.6Papaya whip · ΔE 7.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight goldenrod yellow (#FAFAD2)ΔE 6.03, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C3CAF0
Analogous#F0D3C3, #E1F0C3
Triadic#C3F0E9, #E9C3F0
Split complementary#C3E1F0, #D3C3F0
Tetradic#C3F0D3, #C3CAF0, #F0C3E0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FAF8EC
Darker −10%#E6DA9A
Darker −20%#DCCB71
Darker −30%#D1BC49
Darker −40%#B9A32E
More saturated +25%#F9EFBA
Less saturated −25%#E7E3CC

Channel breakdown

R240
G233
B195
Red240 (94.1%)
Green233 (91.4%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue50.67°
Saturation (HSL)60%
Lightness85.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F0 · G E9 · B C3

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