Colour

#F6EFCD

#F6EFCD
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Cornsilk

#F6EFCD is a yellow with RGB values 246, 239, 205 and HSL 50°, 69%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornsilk.

Colour values

#F6EFCD#F6EFCD

HEX#F6EFCD

RGBrgb(246, 239, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.9647, 0.9373, 0.8039

RGB percentages96.5%, 93.7%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(49.8, 69.5%, 88.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.8, 16.7%, 96.5%)

CMYK0%, 2.8%, 16.7%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,183,245

CSS custom property--colour: #F6EFCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.85734WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness237.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.15:1

Contrast with white1.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black18.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#EEEEEE

Inverted#091032

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F6EDCBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#F8F0CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FDEAE5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.3 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 text18.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornsilk · ΔE 4.5 Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 5 Blanched almond · ΔE 5.3 Papaya whip · ΔE 5.3 Beige · ΔE 5.7 Light yellow · ΔE 6

Nearest named CSS colourCornsilk (#FFF8DC)ΔE 4.53, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CDD4F6

Analogous#F6DBCD, #E9F6CD

Triadic#CDF6EF, #EFCDF6

Split complementary#CDE9F6, #DBCDF6

Tetradic#CDF6DB, #CDD4F6, #F6CDE9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FEFDF8

Darker −10%#EEE1A2

Darker −20%#E6D377

Darker −30%#DFC64B

Darker −40%#D1B426

More saturated +25%#FDF4C6

Less saturated −25%#EFEAD4

Channel breakdown

R246

G239

B205

Red246 (96.5%)

Green239 (93.7%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue49.76°

Saturation (HSL)69.49%

Lightness88.43%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F6 · G EF · B CD

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