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Recognised as Colour

#F0EDAF

  • #F0EDAF
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#F0EDAF is a yellow with RGB values 240, 237, 175 and HSL 57°, 68%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#F0EDAF#F0EDAF
HEX#F0EDAF
RGBrgb(240, 237, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.9412, 0.9294, 0.6863
RGB percentages94.1%, 92.9%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(57.2, 68.4%, 81.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(57.2, 27.1%, 94.1%)
CMYK0%, 1.2%, 27.1%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,789,487
CSS custom property--colour: #F0EDAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.82189WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness231.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.44:1
Contrast with white1.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E9E9E9
Inverted#0F1250

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F8E8ABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#F9EBB1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Tritanopia#FAE5DDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 1.9Lemon chiffon · ΔE 10.1Moccasin · ΔE 11.7Wheat · ΔE 12.4Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 12.4Navajo white · ΔE 13.4
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 1.95, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AFB2F0
Analogous#F0CCAF, #D3F0AF
Triadic#AFF0ED, #EDAFF0
Split complementary#AFD2F0, #CDAFF0
Tetradic#AFF0CC, #AFB2F0, #F0AFD2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F8F7DA
Darker −10%#E8E384
Darker −20%#E0DA59
Darker −30%#D8D02E
Darker −40%#B2AB21
More saturated +25%#FCF8A3
Less saturated −25%#E4E2BB

Channel breakdown

R240
G237
B175
Red240 (94.1%)
Green237 (92.9%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue57.23°
Saturation (HSL)68.42%
Lightness81.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F0 · G ED · B AF

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