Colour

#F2EDCA

#F2EDCA
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Light goldenrod yellow

#F2EDCA is a yellow with RGB values 242, 237, 202 and HSL 53°, 61%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light goldenrod yellow.

Colour values

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HEX#F2EDCA

RGBrgb(242, 237, 202)

RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.9294, 0.7922

RGB percentages94.9%, 92.9%, 79.2%

HSLhsl(52.5, 60.6%, 87.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.5, 16.5%, 94.9%)

CMYK0%, 2.1%, 16.5%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,920,586

CSS custom property--colour: #F2EDCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.8371WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness234.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.74:1

Contrast with white1.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black17.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ECECEC

Inverted#0D1235

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F4EAC8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Deuteranopia#F6EDCBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Tritanopia#F9E8E3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.18:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text17.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 5 Cornsilk · ΔE 5.6 Beige · ΔE 6.1 Blanched almond · ΔE 6.2 Papaya whip · ΔE 6.3 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 6.5

Nearest named CSS colourLight goldenrod yellow (#FAFAD2)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#CACFF2

Analogous#F2D9CA, #E3F2CA

Triadic#CAF2ED, #EDCAF2

Split complementary#CAE3F2, #D9CAF2

Tetradic#CAF2D9, #CACFF2, #F2CAE3

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%#E8DFA1

Darker −20%#DED178

Darker −30%#D4C34F

Darker −40%#C1AF2F

More saturated +25%#FAF3C2

Less saturated −25%#EAE7D2

Channel breakdown

R242

G237

B202

Red242 (94.9%)

Green237 (92.9%)

Blue202 (79.2%)

Hue52.5°

Saturation (HSL)60.61%

Lightness87.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F2 · G ED · B CA

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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