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Colour

#F2ECBB

  • #F2ECBB
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lemon chiffon

#F2ECBB is a yellow with RGB values 242, 236, 187 and HSL 53°, 68%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lemon chiffon.

Colour values

#F2ECBB#F2ECBB
HEX#F2ECBB
RGBrgb(242, 236, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.9255, 0.7333
RGB percentages94.9%, 92.5%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(53.5, 67.9%, 84.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(53.5, 22.7%, 94.9%)
CMYK0%, 2.5%, 22.7%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,920,315
CSS custom property--colour: #F2ECBB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.82456WCAG 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 17.49:1
Contrast with white1.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EAEAEA
Inverted#0D1344

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F5E8B8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#F8ECBDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FBE5DFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.5 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 text17.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lemon chiffon · ΔE 5.4Pale goldenrod · ΔE 6.8Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 7.1Wheat · ΔE 7.9Moccasin · ΔE 8.3Blanched almond · ΔE 10.9
Nearest named CSS colourLemon chiffon (#FFFACD)ΔE 5.4, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBC1F2
Analogous#F2D1BB, #DCF2BB
Triadic#BBF2EC, #ECBBF2
Split complementary#BBDCF2, #D1BBF2
Tetradic#BBF2D1, #BBC1F2, #F2BBDC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FAF8E6
Darker −10%#EAE090
Darker −20%#E2D465
Darker −30%#D9C83B
Darker −40%#BDAC24
More saturated +25%#FCF4B1
Less saturated −25%#E8E4C5

Channel breakdown

R242
G236
B187
Red242 (94.9%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue53.45°
Saturation (HSL)67.9%
Lightness84.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F2 · G EC · B BB

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