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Recognised as Colour

#F2F2D9

  • #F2F2D9
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Beige

#F2F2D9 is a yellow with RGB values 242, 242, 217 and HSL 60°, 49%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Beige.

Colour values

#F2F2D9#F2F2D9
HEX#F2F2D9
RGBrgb(242, 242, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.949, 0.851
RGB percentages94.9%, 94.9%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(60, 49%, 90%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 10.3%, 94.9%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 10.3%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,921,881
CSS custom property--colour: #F2F2D9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.87391WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness239.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.48:1
Contrast with white1.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black18.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#F0F0F0
Inverted#0D0D26

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F7F0D8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#F7F1DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#F6EFEBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.14:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text18.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Beige · ΔE 1Cornsilk · ΔE 3.9Light yellow · ΔE 5.3Papaya whip · ΔE 6Old lace · ΔE 6.2Antique white · ΔE 6.2
Nearest named CSS colourBeige (#F5F5DC)ΔE 1.05, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D9D9F2
Analogous#F2E5D9, #E5F2D9
Triadic#D9F2F2, #F2D9F2
Split complementary#D9E5F2, #E5D9F2
Tetradic#D9F2E5, #D9D9F2, #F2D9E5

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%#E5E5B3
Darker −20%#D8D88D
Darker −30%#CBCB67
Darker −40%#BEBE41
More saturated +25%#F8F8D3
Less saturated −25%#ECECDF

Channel breakdown

R242
G242
B217
Red242 (94.9%)
Green242 (94.9%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)49.02%
Lightness90%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR F2 · G F2 · B D9

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