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Recognised as Colour

#F6EDC8

  • #F6EDC8
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light goldenrod yellow

#F6EDC8 is a yellow with RGB values 246, 237, 200 and HSL 48°, 72%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light goldenrod yellow.

Colour values

#F6EDC8#F6EDC8
HEX#F6EDC8
RGBrgb(246, 237, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.9647, 0.9294, 0.7843
RGB percentages96.5%, 92.9%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(48.3, 71.9%, 87.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.3, 18.7%, 96.5%)
CMYK0%, 3.7%, 18.7%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,182,728
CSS custom property--colour: #F6EDC8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.84331WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness235.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.87:1
Contrast with white1.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ECECEC
Inverted#091237

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F5EBC6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#F8EEC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Tritanopia#FEE7E3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 5.2Blanched almond · ΔE 5.4Lemon chiffon · ΔE 5.8Cornsilk · ΔE 6.2Papaya whip · ΔE 6.3Light yellow · ΔE 7.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight goldenrod yellow (#FAFAD2)ΔE 5.24, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8D1F6
Analogous#F6D6C8, #E8F6C8
Triadic#C8F6ED, #EDC8F6
Split complementary#C8E8F6, #D6C8F6
Tetradic#C8F6D6, #C8D1F6, #F6C8E8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FDFBF4
Darker −10%#EFDF9C
Darker −20%#E8D070
Darker −30%#E0C245
Darker −40%#D0AE22
More saturated +25%#FEF2C0
Less saturated −25%#EEE8D0

Channel breakdown

R246
G237
B200
Red246 (96.5%)
Green237 (92.9%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue48.26°
Saturation (HSL)71.88%
Lightness87.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F6 · G ED · B C8

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