Colour

#F6ECAC

#F6ECAC
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#F6ECAC is a yellow with RGB values 246, 236, 172 and HSL 52°, 80%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#F6ECAC

RGBrgb(246, 236, 172)

RGB (0–1)0.9647, 0.9255, 0.6745

RGB percentages96.5%, 92.5%, 67.5%

HSLhsl(51.9, 80.4%, 82%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.9, 30.1%, 96.5%)

CMYK0%, 4.1%, 30.1%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,182,444

CSS custom property--colour: #F6ECAC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.82562WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness232.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.51:1

Contrast with white1.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black17.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#EAEAEA

Inverted#091353

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F8E8A8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#FBECAEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FFE3DBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text17.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 2.5 Moccasin · ΔE 10.5 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 11.2 Navajo white · ΔE 11.7 Wheat · ΔE 11.8 Khaki · ΔE 13.2

Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 2.49, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ACB6F6

Analogous#F6C7AC, #DBF6AC

Triadic#ACF6EC, #ECACF6

Split complementary#ACDBF6, #C7ACF6

Tetradic#ACF6C7, #ACB6F6, #F6ACDB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FBF7DA

Darker −10%#F1E17E

Darker −20%#ECD750

Darker −30%#E7CC22

Darker −40%#C1AA15

More saturated +25%#FFF3A3

Less saturated −25%#EBE4B8

Channel breakdown

R246

G236

B172

Red246 (96.5%)

Green236 (92.5%)

Blue172 (67.5%)

Hue51.89°

Saturation (HSL)80.43%

Lightness81.96%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F6 · G EC · B AC

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Colour values

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