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Colour

#F6EFC1

  • #F6EFC1
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lemon chiffon

#F6EFC1 is a yellow with RGB values 246, 239, 193 and HSL 52°, 75%, 86%. 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

#F6EFC1#F6EFC1
HEX#F6EFC1
RGBrgb(246, 239, 193)
RGB (0–1)0.9647, 0.9373, 0.7569
RGB percentages96.5%, 93.7%, 75.7%
HSLhsl(52.1, 74.6%, 86.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.1, 21.5%, 96.5%)
CMYK0%, 2.8%, 21.5%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,183,233
CSS custom property--colour: #F6EFC1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.85176WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness236.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.04:1
Contrast with white1.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black18.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EDEDED
Inverted#09103E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F8ECBEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#FAEFC3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#FEE8E2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text18.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lemon chiffon · ΔE 3.8Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 5.4Wheat · ΔE 7.9Moccasin · ΔE 8.3Pale goldenrod · ΔE 8.7Blanched almond · ΔE 9.3
Nearest named CSS colourLemon chiffon (#FFFACD)ΔE 3.84, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C1C8F6
Analogous#F6D5C1, #E3F6C1
Triadic#C1F6EF, #EFC1F6
Split complementary#C1E3F6, #D5C1F6
Tetradic#C1F6D5, #C1C8F6, #F6C1E3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FCFAEE
Darker −10%#F0E494
Darker −20%#E9D868
Darker −30%#E3CD3B
Darker −40%#CDB61E
More saturated +25%#FFF6B8
Less saturated −25%#EDE8CA

Channel breakdown

R246
G239
B193
Red246 (96.5%)
Green239 (93.7%)
Blue193 (75.7%)
Hue52.08°
Saturation (HSL)74.65%
Lightness86.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F6 · G EF · B C1

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