Colour

#F2F2C4

#F2F2C4
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Lemon chiffon

#F2F2C4 is a yellow with RGB values 242, 242, 196 and HSL 60°, 64%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lemon chiffon.

Colour values

#F2F2C4#F2F2C4

HEX#F2F2C4

RGBrgb(242, 242, 196)

RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.949, 0.7686

RGB percentages94.9%, 94.9%, 76.9%

HSLhsl(60, 63.9%, 85.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60, 19%, 94.9%)

CMYK0%, 0%, 19%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,921,860

CSS custom property--colour: #F2F2C4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.86367WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness237.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.27:1

Contrast with white1.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black18.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#EFEFEF

Inverted#0D0D3B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FAEEC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#FBF0C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Tritanopia#F9ECE5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.15:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text18.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lemon chiffon · ΔE 3.7 Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 4.3 Light yellow · ΔE 9.1 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 9.3 Cornsilk · ΔE 10 Wheat · ΔE 10.4

Nearest named CSS colourLemon chiffon (#FFFACD)ΔE 3.73, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C4C4F2

Analogous#F2DBC4, #DBF2C4

Triadic#C4F2F2, #F2C4F2

Split complementary#C4DBF2, #DBC4F2

Tetradic#C4F2DB, #C4C4F2, #F2C4DB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FBFBEE

Darker −10%#E9E99A

Darker −20%#E0E070

Darker −30%#D6D647

Darker −40%#C0C02A

More saturated +25%#FBFBBB

Less saturated −25%#E9E9CD

Channel breakdown

R242

G242

B196

Red242 (94.9%)

Green242 (94.9%)

Blue196 (76.9%)

Hue60°

Saturation (HSL)63.89%

Lightness85.88%

Dominant channelRed and Green

Hex per channelR F2 · G F2 · B C4

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