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Recognised as Colour

#F6EFBC

  • #F6EFBC
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lemon chiffon

#F6EFBC is a yellow with RGB values 246, 239, 188 and HSL 53°, 76%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lemon chiffon.

Colour values

#F6EFBC#F6EFBC
HEX#F6EFBC
RGBrgb(246, 239, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.9647, 0.9373, 0.7373
RGB percentages96.5%, 93.7%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(52.8, 76.3%, 85.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.8, 23.6%, 96.5%)
CMYK0%, 2.8%, 23.6%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,183,228
CSS custom property--colour: #F6EFBC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.84957WCAG 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 17.99:1
Contrast with white1.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EDEDED
Inverted#091043

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F9EBB9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#FBEFBEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FFE8E1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.9 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 text17.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lemon chiffon · ΔE 5.1Pale goldenrod · ΔE 6.3Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 7.3Moccasin · ΔE 8.3Wheat · ΔE 8.5Navajo white · ΔE 11.1
Nearest named CSS colourLemon chiffon (#FFFACD)ΔE 5.05, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BCC3F6
Analogous#F6D2BC, #E0F6BC
Triadic#BCF6EF, #EFBCF6
Split complementary#BCE0F6, #D2BCF6
Tetradic#BCF6D2, #BCC3F6, #F6BCE0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FCFAE9
Darker −10%#F0E48F
Darker −20%#EADA62
Darker −30%#E4CF35
Darker −40%#CBB61B
More saturated +25%#FFF6B3
Less saturated −25%#EDE8C6

Channel breakdown

R246
G239
B188
Red246 (96.5%)
Green239 (93.7%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue52.76°
Saturation (HSL)76.32%
Lightness85.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F6 · G EF · B BC

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