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Recognised as Colour

#F2EBCB

  • #F2EBCB
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Papaya whip

#F2EBCB is a yellow with RGB values 242, 235, 203 and HSL 49°, 60%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Papaya whip.

Colour values

#F2EBCB#F2EBCB
HEX#F2EBCB
RGBrgb(242, 235, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.9216, 0.7961
RGB percentages94.9%, 92.2%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(49.2, 60%, 87.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.2, 16.1%, 94.9%)
CMYK0%, 2.9%, 16.1%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,920,075
CSS custom property--colour: #F2EBCB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.82606WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness233.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.52:1
Contrast with white1.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EAEAEA
Inverted#0D1434

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F2E9C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#F4ECCCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Tritanopia#F9E6E2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.9 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 text17.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Papaya whip · ΔE 5Cornsilk · ΔE 5.1Blanched almond · ΔE 5.1Beige · ΔE 5.5Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 6.5Antique white · ΔE 6.8
Nearest named CSS colourPapaya whip (#FFEFD5)ΔE 5.03, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBD2F2
Analogous#F2D8CB, #E6F2CB
Triadic#CBF2EB, #EBCBF2
Split complementary#CBE5F2, #D8CBF2
Tetradic#CBF2D8, #CBD2F2, #F2CBE5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FCFBF4
Darker −10%#E8DBA2
Darker −20%#DECC79
Darker −30%#D3BC51
Darker −40%#C1A730
More saturated +25%#FAF0C3
Less saturated −25%#EAE6D3

Channel breakdown

R242
G235
B203
Red242 (94.9%)
Green235 (92.2%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue49.23°
Saturation (HSL)60%
Lightness87.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F2 · G EB · B CB

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