Colour

#F2EDDD

#F2EDDD
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Old lace

#F2EDDD is a yellow with RGB values 242, 237, 221 and HSL 46°, 45%, 91%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Old lace.

Colour values

#F2EDDD#F2EDDD

HEX#F2EDDD

RGBrgb(242, 237, 221)

RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.9294, 0.8667

RGB percentages94.9%, 92.9%, 86.7%

HSLhsl(45.7, 44.7%, 90.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(45.7, 8.7%, 94.9%)

CMYK0%, 2.1%, 8.7%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,920,605

CSS custom property--colour: #F2EDDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.84666WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness236.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.93:1

Contrast with white1.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black17.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#EDEDED

Inverted#0D1222

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F1ECDCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#F2EEDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#F6EAE8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.17:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text17.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Old lace · ΔE 3.3 Linen · ΔE 3.9 Antique white · ΔE 4.3 Beige · ΔE 5.4 Floral white · ΔE 5.6 Sea shell · ΔE 6

Nearest named CSS colourOld lace (#FDF5E6)ΔE 3.27, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DDE2F2

Analogous#F2E3DD, #ECF2DD

Triadic#DDF2ED, #EDDDF2

Split complementary#DDECF2, #E3DDF2

Tetradic#DDF2E3, #DDE2F2, #F2DDEC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FFFFFF

Darker −10%#E4D9B8

Darker −20%#D6C693

Darker −30%#C8B26E

Darker −40%#BA9F49

More saturated +25%#F8F0D7

Less saturated −25%#ECEAE3

Channel breakdown

R242

G237

B221

Red242 (94.9%)

Green237 (92.9%)

Blue221 (86.7%)

Hue45.71°

Saturation (HSL)44.68%

Lightness90.78%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F2 · G ED · B DD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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