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Recognised as Colour

#F3EDC2

  • #F3EDC2
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lemon chiffon

#F3EDC2 is a yellow with RGB values 243, 237, 194 and HSL 53°, 67%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lemon chiffon.

Colour values

#F3EDC2#F3EDC2
HEX#F3EDC2
RGBrgb(243, 237, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.9529, 0.9294, 0.7608
RGB percentages95.3%, 92.9%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(52.7, 67.1%, 85.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.7, 20.2%, 95.3%)
CMYK0%, 2.5%, 20.2%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,986,114
CSS custom property--colour: #F3EDC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.83518WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness234.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.7:1
Contrast with white1.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EBEBEB
Inverted#0C123D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F6EABFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#F8EDC3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#FBE7E1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lemon chiffon · ΔE 4.5Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 5.1Wheat · ΔE 7.8Blanched almond · ΔE 8.3Moccasin · ΔE 8.8Cornsilk · ΔE 8.8
Nearest named CSS colourLemon chiffon (#FFFACD)ΔE 4.5, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C2C8F3
Analogous#F3D5C2, #E1F3C2
Triadic#C2F3ED, #EDC2F3
Split complementary#C2E0F3, #D5C2F3
Tetradic#C2F3D5, #C2C8F3, #F3C2E0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FBFAED
Darker −10%#EBE097
Darker −20%#E2D46D
Darker −30%#DAC742
Darker −40%#C3B026
More saturated +25%#FCF4B9
Less saturated −25%#EAE6CB

Channel breakdown

R243
G237
B194
Red243 (95.3%)
Green237 (92.9%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue52.65°
Saturation (HSL)67.12%
Lightness85.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F3 · G ED · B C2

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