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Recognised as Colour

#F2ECCA

  • #F2ECCA
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Cornsilk

#F2ECCA is a yellow with RGB values 242, 236, 202 and HSL 51°, 61%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornsilk.

Colour values

#F2ECCA#F2ECCA
HEX#F2ECCA
RGBrgb(242, 236, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.9255, 0.7922
RGB percentages94.9%, 92.5%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(51, 60.6%, 87.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51, 16.5%, 94.9%)
CMYK0%, 2.5%, 16.5%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,920,330
CSS custom property--colour: #F2ECCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.83132WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness234.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.63:1
Contrast with white1.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EBEBEB
Inverted#0D1335

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F3EAC8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#F5ECCBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#F9E7E2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornsilk · ΔE 5.4Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 5.6Blanched almond · ΔE 5.7Papaya whip · ΔE 5.8Beige · ΔE 6Light yellow · ΔE 6.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornsilk (#FFF8DC)ΔE 5.43, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAD0F2
Analogous#F2D8CA, #E4F2CA
Triadic#CAF2EC, #ECCAF2
Split complementary#CAE4F2, #D8CAF2
Tetradic#CAF2D8, #CAD0F2, #F2CAE4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FCFBF3
Darker −10%#E8DDA1
Darker −20%#DECF78
Darker −30%#D4C04F
Darker −40%#C1AB2F
More saturated +25%#FAF2C2
Less saturated −25%#EAE6D2

Channel breakdown

R242
G236
B202
Red242 (94.9%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue51°
Saturation (HSL)60.61%
Lightness87.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F2 · G EC · B CA

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