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Recognised as Colour

#F0EFCD

  • #F0EFCD
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light goldenrod yellow

#F0EFCD is a yellow with RGB values 240, 239, 205 and HSL 58°, 54%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light goldenrod yellow.

Colour values

#F0EFCD#F0EFCD
HEX#F0EFCD
RGBrgb(240, 239, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.9412, 0.9373, 0.8039
RGB percentages94.1%, 93.7%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(58.3, 53.8%, 87.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(58.3, 14.6%, 94.1%)
CMYK0%, 0.4%, 14.6%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,790,029
CSS custom property--colour: #F0EFCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.84666WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness235.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.93:1
Contrast with white1.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EDEDED
Inverted#0F1032

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F5ECCBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#F6EECEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#F6EAE5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 4.7Beige · ΔE 5.2Cornsilk · ΔE 5.3Light yellow · ΔE 5.8Lemon chiffon · ΔE 6.9Papaya whip · ΔE 7
Nearest named CSS colourLight goldenrod yellow (#FAFAD2)ΔE 4.65, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDCEF0
Analogous#F0DECD, #E0F0CD
Triadic#CDF0EF, #EFCDF0
Split complementary#CDE0F0, #DDCDF0
Tetradic#CDF0DE, #CDCEF0, #F0CDE0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FCFCF4
Darker −10%#E4E2A6
Darker −20%#D8D67F
Darker −30%#CDC957
Darker −40%#B9B638
More saturated +25%#F8F7C5
Less saturated −25%#E8E7D5

Channel breakdown

R240
G239
B205
Red240 (94.1%)
Green239 (93.7%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue58.29°
Saturation (HSL)53.85%
Lightness87.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F0 · G EF · B CD

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