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Recognised as Colour

#F4EDD0

  • #F4EDD0
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Cornsilk

#F4EDD0 is a yellow with RGB values 244, 237, 208 and HSL 48°, 62%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornsilk.

Colour values

#F4EDD0#F4EDD0
HEX#F4EDD0
RGBrgb(244, 237, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.9569, 0.9294, 0.8157
RGB percentages95.7%, 92.9%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(48.3, 62.1%, 88.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.3, 14.8%, 95.7%)
CMYK0%, 2.9%, 14.8%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,051,664
CSS custom property--colour: #F4EDD0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.84356WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness236 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.87:1
Contrast with white1.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ECECEC
Inverted#0B122F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F3EBCEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#F6EED1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Tritanopia#FAE8E5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.8 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 text17.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornsilk · ΔE 3.9Papaya whip · ΔE 3.9Beige · ΔE 4.1Blanched almond · ΔE 5Antique white · ΔE 5.4Light yellow · ΔE 6.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornsilk (#FFF8DC)ΔE 3.9, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D0D7F4
Analogous#F4DBD0, #E9F4D0
Triadic#D0F4ED, #EDD0F4
Split complementary#D0E9F4, #DBD0F4
Tetradic#D0F4DB, #D0D7F4, #F4D0E9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FEFDF9
Darker −10%#EADDA7
Darker −20%#E1CD7D
Darker −30%#D7BE54
Darker −40%#C9AB2F
More saturated +25%#FBF1C9
Less saturated −25%#EDE9D7

Channel breakdown

R244
G237
B208
Red244 (95.7%)
Green237 (92.9%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue48.33°
Saturation (HSL)62.07%
Lightness88.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F4 · G ED · B D0

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