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Colour

#F5ECBB

  • #F5ECBB
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lemon chiffon

#F5ECBB is a yellow with RGB values 245, 236, 187 and HSL 51°, 74%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lemon chiffon.

Colour values

#F5ECBB#F5ECBB
HEX#F5ECBB
RGBrgb(245, 236, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.9608, 0.9255, 0.7333
RGB percentages96.1%, 92.5%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(50.7, 74.4%, 84.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.7, 23.7%, 96.1%)
CMYK0%, 3.7%, 23.7%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,116,923
CSS custom property--colour: #F5ECBB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.82991WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness233.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.6:1
Contrast with white1.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EAEAEA
Inverted#0A1344

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F6E9B8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#F9EDBDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Tritanopia#FEE5DFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.4 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 text17.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lemon chiffon · ΔE 5.4Pale goldenrod · ΔE 6.9Wheat · ΔE 7.1Moccasin · ΔE 7.2Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 7.4Navajo white · ΔE 10.1
Nearest named CSS colourLemon chiffon (#FFFACD)ΔE 5.43, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBC4F5
Analogous#F5CFBB, #E1F5BB
Triadic#BBF5EC, #ECBBF5
Split complementary#BBE1F5, #CFBBF5
Tetradic#BBF5CF, #BBC4F5, #F5BBE1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FCF8E7
Darker −10%#EEE08F
Darker −20%#E8D362
Darker −30%#E1C736
Darker −40%#C7AC1D
More saturated +25%#FFF3B1
Less saturated −25%#EBE5C5

Channel breakdown

R245
G236
B187
Red245 (96.1%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue50.69°
Saturation (HSL)74.36%
Lightness84.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F5 · G EC · B BB

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