Recognised as Colour
#F0F0E0
- #F0F0E0
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Old lace
#F0F0E0 is a yellow with RGB values 240, 240, 224 and HSL 60°, 35%, 91%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Old lace.
Colour values
#F0F0E0#F0F0E0
HEX#F0F0E0
RGBrgb(240, 240, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.9412, 0.9412, 0.8784
RGB percentages94.1%, 94.1%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(60, 34.8%, 91%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 6.7%, 94.1%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 6.7%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,790,304
CSS custom property--colour: #F0F0E0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.86227WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness238.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.25:1
Contrast with white1.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black18.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EFEFEF
Inverted#0F0F1F
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 text18.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E0E0F0
Analogous#F0E8E0, #E8F0E0
Triadic#E0F0F0, #F0E0F0
Split complementary#E0E8F0, #E8E0F0
Tetradic#E0F0E8, #E0E0F0, #F0E0E8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R240
G240
B224
Red240 (94.1%)
Green240 (94.1%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)34.78%
Lightness90.98%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR F0 · G F0 · B E0
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