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Recognised as Colour

#F5ECBD

  • #F5ECBD
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lemon chiffon

#F5ECBD is a yellow with RGB values 245, 236, 189 and HSL 50°, 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

#F5ECBD#F5ECBD
HEX#F5ECBD
RGBrgb(245, 236, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.9608, 0.9255, 0.7412
RGB percentages96.1%, 92.5%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(50.4, 73.7%, 85.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.4, 22.9%, 96.1%)
CMYK0%, 3.7%, 22.9%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,116,925
CSS custom property--colour: #F5ECBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.83078WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness233.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.62:1
Contrast with white1.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EBEBEB
Inverted#0A1342

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F6E9BAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#F8EDBFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#FEE5DFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.5 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 text17.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lemon chiffon · ΔE 5Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 6.8Wheat · ΔE 6.9Moccasin · ΔE 7.2Pale goldenrod · ΔE 7.9Blanched almond · ΔE 9.5
Nearest named CSS colourLemon chiffon (#FFFACD)ΔE 5.04, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDC6F5
Analogous#F5D0BD, #E2F5BD
Triadic#BDF5EC, #ECBDF5
Split complementary#BDE2F5, #D0BDF5
Tetradic#BDF5D0, #BDC6F5, #F5BDE2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FCF9E9
Darker −10%#EEDF91
Darker −20%#E8D364
Darker −30%#E1C638
Darker −40%#C8AD1E
More saturated +25%#FFF2B4
Less saturated −25%#ECE6C7

Channel breakdown

R245
G236
B189
Red245 (96.1%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue50.36°
Saturation (HSL)73.68%
Lightness85.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F5 · G EC · B BD

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