Recognised as Colour

#F2ECCE

#F2ECCE
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Cornsilk

#F2ECCE is a yellow with RGB values 242, 236, 206 and HSL 50°, 58%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornsilk.

Colour values

#F2ECCE#F2ECCE

HEX#F2ECCE

RGBrgb(242, 236, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.9255, 0.8078

RGB percentages94.9%, 92.5%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(50, 58.1%, 87.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50, 14.9%, 94.9%)

CMYK0%, 2.5%, 14.9%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,920,334

CSS custom property--colour: #F2ECCE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.83324WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness234.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.66:1

Contrast with white1.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black17.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#EBEBEB

Inverted#0D1331

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F2EACCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#F4ECCFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#F8E7E3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.8 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 text17.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornsilk · ΔE 4.5 Beige · ΔE 4.5 Papaya whip · ΔE 4.6 Blanched almond · ΔE 5.4 Antique white · ΔE 6.1 Light yellow · ΔE 6.5

Nearest named CSS colourCornsilk (#FFF8DC)ΔE 4.46, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CED4F2

Analogous#F2DACE, #E6F2CE

Triadic#CEF2EC, #ECCEF2

Split complementary#CEE6F2, #DACEF2

Tetradic#CEF2DA, #CED4F2, #F2CEE6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FDFCF6

Darker −10%#E7DCA6

Darker −20%#DDCD7D

Darker −30%#D2BD55

Darker −40%#C1A933

More saturated +25%#FAF1C6

Less saturated −25%#EAE7D6

Channel breakdown

R242

G236

B206

Red242 (94.9%)

Green236 (92.5%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue50°

Saturation (HSL)58.06%

Lightness87.84%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F2 · G EC · B CE

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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