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Recognised as Colour

#F0F0E7

  • #F0F0E7
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Linen

#F0F0E7 is a yellow with RGB values 240, 240, 231 and HSL 60°, 23%, 92%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Linen.

Colour values

#F0F0E7#F0F0E7
HEX#F0F0E7
RGBrgb(240, 240, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.9412, 0.9412, 0.9059
RGB percentages94.1%, 94.1%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(60, 23.1%, 92.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 3.7%, 94.1%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 3.7%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,790,311
CSS custom property--colour: #F0F0E7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.86615WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness239 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.32:1
Contrast with white1.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black18.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EFEFEF
Inverted#0F0F18

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F2EFE7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#F2F0E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#F2EFEDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text18.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Linen · ΔE 3.7Floral white · ΔE 4.2Sea shell · ΔE 4.5Old lace · ΔE 4.7White smoke · ΔE 5Ivory · ΔE 5.9
Nearest named CSS colourLinen (#FAF0E6)ΔE 3.72, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E7E7F0
Analogous#F0ECE7, #ECF0E7
Triadic#E7F0F0, #F0E7F0
Split complementary#E7ECF0, #ECE7F0
Tetradic#E7F0EC, #E7E7F0, #F0E7EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFFFFF
Darker −10%#DCDCC8
Darker −20%#C9C9A8
Darker −30%#B5B589
Darker −40%#A2A269
More saturated +25%#F5F5E2
Less saturated −25%#ECECEC

Channel breakdown

R240
G240
B231
Red240 (94.1%)
Green240 (94.1%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)23.08%
Lightness92.35%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR F0 · G F0 · B E7

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