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Colour

#F4EDC4

  • #F4EDC4
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lemon chiffon

#F4EDC4 is a yellow with RGB values 244, 237, 196 and HSL 51°, 69%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lemon chiffon.

Colour values

#F4EDC4#F4EDC4
HEX#F4EDC4
RGBrgb(244, 237, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.9569, 0.9294, 0.7686
RGB percentages95.7%, 92.9%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(51.3, 68.6%, 86.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.3, 19.7%, 95.7%)
CMYK0%, 2.9%, 19.7%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,051,652
CSS custom property--colour: #F4EDC4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.83787WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness234.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.76:1
Contrast with white1.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ECECEC
Inverted#0B123B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F5EAC2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#F8EDC5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#FCE7E2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lemon chiffon · ΔE 4.7Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 4.9Blanched almond · ΔE 7.3Wheat · ΔE 7.7Cornsilk · ΔE 7.9Light yellow · ΔE 8.4
Nearest named CSS colourLemon chiffon (#FFFACD)ΔE 4.72, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C4CBF4
Analogous#F4D5C4, #E3F4C4
Triadic#C4F4ED, #EDC4F4
Split complementary#C4E3F4, #D5C4F4
Tetradic#C4F4D5, #C4CBF4, #F4C4E3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FCFAEF
Darker −10%#ECE099
Darker −20%#E4D36E
Darker −30%#DCC643
Darker −40%#C7AF25
More saturated +25%#FDF3BB
Less saturated −25%#EBE7CD

Channel breakdown

R244
G237
B196
Red244 (95.7%)
Green237 (92.9%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue51.25°
Saturation (HSL)68.57%
Lightness86.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F4 · G ED · B C4

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