Recognised as Colour
#F0F0DD
- #F0F0DD
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Beige
#F0F0DD is a yellow with RGB values 240, 240, 221 and HSL 60°, 39%, 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
#F0F0DD#F0F0DD
HEX#F0F0DD
RGBrgb(240, 240, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.9412, 0.9412, 0.8667
RGB percentages94.1%, 94.1%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(60, 38.8%, 90.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 7.9%, 94.1%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 7.9%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,790,301
CSS custom property--colour: #F0F0DD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.86066WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness237.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.21:1
Contrast with white1.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black18.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EFEFEF
Inverted#0F0F22
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text18.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DDDDF0
Analogous#F0E7DD, #E7F0DD
Triadic#DDF0F0, #F0DDF0
Split complementary#DDE7F0, #E7DDF0
Tetradic#DDF0E7, #DDDDF0, #F0DDE7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R240
G240
B221
Red240 (94.1%)
Green240 (94.1%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)38.78%
Lightness90.39%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR F0 · G F0 · B DD
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