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Recognised as Colour

#F2F0CD

  • #F2F0CD
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light goldenrod yellow

#F2F0CD is a yellow with RGB values 242, 240, 205 and HSL 57°, 59%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light goldenrod yellow.

Colour values

#F2F0CD#F2F0CD
HEX#F2F0CD
RGBrgb(242, 240, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.9412, 0.8039
RGB percentages94.9%, 94.1%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(56.8, 58.7%, 87.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(56.8, 15.3%, 94.9%)
CMYK0%, 0.8%, 15.3%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,921,357
CSS custom property--colour: #F2F0CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.85605WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness236.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.12:1
Contrast with white1.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black18.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EEEEEE
Inverted#0D0F32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F7EDCBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#F8EFCEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#F8EBE6no 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 text1.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text18.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 4.1Cornsilk · ΔE 5.2Beige · ΔE 5.5Light yellow · ΔE 5.7Lemon chiffon · ΔE 6.2Papaya whip · ΔE 6.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight goldenrod yellow (#FAFAD2)ΔE 4.08, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDCFF2
Analogous#F2DECD, #E2F2CD
Triadic#CDF2F0, #F0CDF2
Split complementary#CDE2F2, #DECDF2
Tetradic#CDF2DE, #CDCFF2, #F2CDE2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FDFCF5
Darker −10%#E7E4A5
Darker −20%#DDD87C
Darker −30%#D2CC54
Darker −40%#C1B932
More saturated +25%#FAF7C5
Less saturated −25%#EAE9D5

Channel breakdown

R242
G240
B205
Red242 (94.9%)
Green240 (94.1%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue56.76°
Saturation (HSL)58.73%
Lightness87.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F2 · G F0 · B CD

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