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Recognised as Colour

#F2EFCB

  • #F2EFCB
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light goldenrod yellow

#F2EFCB is a yellow with RGB values 242, 239, 203 and HSL 55°, 60%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light goldenrod yellow.

Colour values

#F2EFCB#F2EFCB
HEX#F2EFCB
RGBrgb(242, 239, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.9373, 0.7961
RGB percentages94.9%, 93.7%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(55.4, 60%, 87.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(55.4, 16.1%, 94.9%)
CMYK0%, 1.2%, 16.1%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,921,099
CSS custom property--colour: #F2EFCB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.84922WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness236.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.98:1
Contrast with white1.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EDEDED
Inverted#0D1034

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F6ECC9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#F7EECCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#F8EAE5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.2 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 text17.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 4.1Cornsilk · ΔE 5.7Lemon chiffon · ΔE 5.9Beige · ΔE 6.2Light yellow · ΔE 6.2Blanched almond · ΔE 7
Nearest named CSS colourLight goldenrod yellow (#FAFAD2)ΔE 4.13, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBCEF2
Analogous#F2DCCB, #E2F2CB
Triadic#CBF2EF, #EFCBF2
Split complementary#CBE1F2, #DCCBF2
Tetradic#CBF2DC, #CBCEF2, #F2CBE1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FCFCF4
Darker −10%#E8E2A2
Darker −20%#DED679
Darker −30%#D3C951
Darker −40%#C1B630
More saturated +25%#FAF6C3
Less saturated −25%#EAE8D3

Channel breakdown

R242
G239
B203
Red242 (94.9%)
Green239 (93.7%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue55.38°
Saturation (HSL)60%
Lightness87.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F2 · G EF · B CB

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