Recognised as Colour

#F5EDD3

#F5EDD3
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Papaya whip

#F5EDD3 is a yellow with RGB values 245, 237, 211 and HSL 46°, 63%, 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 Papaya whip.

Colour values

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HEX#F5EDD3

RGBrgb(245, 237, 211)

RGB (0–1)0.9608, 0.9294, 0.8275

RGB percentages96.1%, 92.9%, 82.7%

HSLhsl(45.9, 63%, 89.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(45.9, 13.9%, 96.1%)

CMYK0%, 3.3%, 13.9%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,117,203

CSS custom property--colour: #F5EDD3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.84684WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness236.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.94:1

Contrast with white1.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black17.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#EDEDED

Inverted#0A122C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F3ECD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#F5EED4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FBE9E6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.17:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text17.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Papaya whip · ΔE 3.3 Beige · ΔE 3.8 Cornsilk · ΔE 3.8 Antique white · ΔE 4 Blanched almond · ΔE 5.1 Old lace · ΔE 6.4

Nearest named CSS colourPapaya whip (#FFEFD5)ΔE 3.27, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#D3DBF5

Analogous#F5DCD3, #ECF5D3

Triadic#D3F5ED, #EDD3F5

Split complementary#D3ECF5, #DCD3F5

Tetradic#D3F5DC, #D3DBF5, #F5D3EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FEFEFD

Darker −10%#ECDCA9

Darker −20%#E2CB80

Darker −30%#D9BA56

Darker −40%#CDA82F

More saturated +25%#FCF1CC

Less saturated −25%#EEE9DA

Channel breakdown

R245

G237

B211

Red245 (96.1%)

Green237 (92.9%)

Blue211 (82.7%)

Hue45.88°

Saturation (HSL)62.96%

Lightness89.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F5 · G ED · B D3

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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