Recognised as Colour
#F0F0D9
- #F0F0D9
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Beige
#F0F0D9 is a yellow with RGB values 240, 240, 217 and HSL 60°, 43%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Beige.
Colour values
#F0F0D9#F0F0D9
HEX#F0F0D9
RGBrgb(240, 240, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.9412, 0.9412, 0.851
RGB percentages94.1%, 94.1%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(60, 43.4%, 89.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 9.6%, 94.1%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 9.6%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,790,297
CSS custom property--colour: #F0F0D9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.85855WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness237.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.17:1
Contrast with white1.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black18.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EEEEEE
Inverted#0F0F26
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text18.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D9D9F0
Analogous#F0E4D9, #E4F0D9
Triadic#D9F0F0, #F0D9F0
Split complementary#D9E4F0, #E4D9F0
Tetradic#D9F0E4, #D9D9F0, #F0D9E4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R240
G240
B217
Red240 (94.1%)
Green240 (94.1%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)43.4%
Lightness89.61%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR F0 · G F0 · B D9
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