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Recognised as Colour

#F7EDBC

  • #F7EDBC
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lemon chiffon

#F7EDBC is a yellow with RGB values 247, 237, 188 and HSL 50°, 79%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lemon chiffon.

Colour values

#F7EDBC#F7EDBC
HEX#F7EDBC
RGBrgb(247, 237, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.9686, 0.9294, 0.7373
RGB percentages96.9%, 92.9%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(49.8, 78.7%, 85.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.8, 23.9%, 96.9%)
CMYK0%, 4%, 23.9%, 3.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,248,252
CSS custom property--colour: #F7EDBC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.83973WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness235 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.79:1
Contrast with white1.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ECECEC
Inverted#081243

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F7EAB9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#FAEEBEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#FFE6E0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.3 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 text17.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lemon chiffon · ΔE 5.2Moccasin · ΔE 7Wheat · ΔE 7.1Pale goldenrod · ΔE 7.1Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 7.4Navajo white · ΔE 9.9
Nearest named CSS colourLemon chiffon (#FFFACD)ΔE 5.2, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BCC6F7
Analogous#F7D0BC, #E4F7BC
Triadic#BCF7ED, #EDBCF7
Split complementary#BCE4F7, #D0BCF7
Tetradic#BCF7D0, #BCC6F7, #F7BCE3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FCF9EA
Darker −10%#F2E18E
Darker −20%#ECD561
Darker −30%#E7C833
Darker −40%#CEB019
More saturated +25%#FFF2B4
Less saturated −25%#EEE7C5

Channel breakdown

R247
G237
B188
Red247 (96.9%)
Green237 (92.9%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue49.83°
Saturation (HSL)78.67%
Lightness85.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F7 · G ED · B BC

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