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Colour

#F5ECBE

  • #F5ECBE
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lemon chiffon

#F5ECBE is a yellow with RGB values 245, 236, 190 and HSL 50°, 73%, 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

#F5ECBE#F5ECBE
HEX#F5ECBE
RGBrgb(245, 236, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.9608, 0.9255, 0.7451
RGB percentages96.1%, 92.5%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(50.2, 73.3%, 85.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.2, 22.4%, 96.1%)
CMYK0%, 3.7%, 22.4%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,116,926
CSS custom property--colour: #F5ECBE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.83121WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness234 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#0A1341

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F5E9BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#F8EDC0no 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 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 4.9Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 6.5Wheat · ΔE 6.8Moccasin · ΔE 7.3Pale goldenrod · ΔE 8.4Blanched almond · ΔE 9
Nearest named CSS colourLemon chiffon (#FFFACD)ΔE 4.91, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BEC7F5
Analogous#F5D1BE, #E3F5BE
Triadic#BEF5EC, #ECBEF5
Split complementary#BEE2F5, #D1BEF5
Tetradic#BEF5D1, #BEC7F5, #F5BEE2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FCF9EA
Darker −10%#EEDF92
Darker −20%#E7D266
Darker −30%#E1C539
Darker −40%#C8AC1F
More saturated +25%#FEF2B5
Less saturated −25%#ECE6C7

Channel breakdown

R245
G236
B190
Red245 (96.1%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue50.18°
Saturation (HSL)73.33%
Lightness85.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F5 · G EC · B BE

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