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Recognised as Colour

#F2EBC1

  • #F2EBC1
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lemon chiffon

#F2EBC1 is a yellow with RGB values 242, 235, 193 and HSL 51°, 65%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lemon chiffon.

Colour values

#F2EBC1#F2EBC1
HEX#F2EBC1
RGBrgb(242, 235, 193)
RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.9216, 0.7569
RGB percentages94.9%, 92.2%, 75.7%
HSLhsl(51.4, 65.3%, 85.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.4, 20.2%, 94.9%)
CMYK0%, 2.9%, 20.2%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,920,065
CSS custom property--colour: #F2EBC1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.82144WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness232.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.43:1
Contrast with white1.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E9E9E9
Inverted#0D143E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F3E8BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#F6EBC2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#FAE5DFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lemon chiffon · ΔE 5.2Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 5.6Wheat · ΔE 7.2Blanched almond · ΔE 7.8Moccasin · ΔE 8.5Cornsilk · ΔE 8.7
Nearest named CSS colourLemon chiffon (#FFFACD)ΔE 5.23, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C1C8F2
Analogous#F2D3C1, #E1F2C1
Triadic#C1F2EB, #EBC1F2
Split complementary#C1E1F2, #D3C1F2
Tetradic#C1F2D3, #C1C8F2, #F2C1E1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FBF9EB
Darker −10%#E9DD97
Darker −20%#E0D06D
Darker −30%#D7C243
Darker −40%#BFA928
More saturated +25%#FBF2B8
Less saturated −25%#E9E4CA

Channel breakdown

R242
G235
B193
Red242 (94.9%)
Green235 (92.2%)
Blue193 (75.7%)
Hue51.43°
Saturation (HSL)65.33%
Lightness85.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F2 · G EB · B C1

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