Colour

#F4EDBD

#F4EDBD
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Lemon chiffon

#F4EDBD is a yellow with RGB values 244, 237, 189 and HSL 52°, 71%, 85%. 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

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HEX#F4EDBD

RGBrgb(244, 237, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.9569, 0.9294, 0.7412

RGB percentages95.7%, 92.9%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(52.4, 71.4%, 84.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.4, 22.5%, 95.7%)

CMYK0%, 2.9%, 22.5%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,051,645

CSS custom property--colour: #F4EDBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.83476WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness234.2 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#0B1242

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F6EABAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#F9EDBFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FDE6E0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22 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 4.8 Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 6.6 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 7.5 Wheat · ΔE 7.7 Moccasin · ΔE 8 Blanched almond · ΔE 10.2

Nearest named CSS colourLemon chiffon (#FFFACD)ΔE 4.84, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BDC4F4

Analogous#F4D2BD, #E0F4BD

Triadic#BDF4ED, #EDBDF4

Split complementary#BDE0F4, #D2BDF4

Tetradic#BDF4D2, #BDC4F4, #F4BDE0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FBF9E9

Darker −10%#EDE191

Darker −20%#E5D566

Darker −30%#DEC93A

Darker −40%#C4AF21

More saturated +25%#FEF4B3

Less saturated −25%#EAE6C7

Channel breakdown

R244

G237

B189

Red244 (95.7%)

Green237 (92.9%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue52.36°

Saturation (HSL)71.43%

Lightness84.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F4 · G ED · B BD

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Colour values

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