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Recognised as Colour

#F7EFCA

  • #F7EFCA
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light goldenrod yellow

#F7EFCA is a yellow with RGB values 247, 239, 202 and HSL 49°, 74%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light goldenrod yellow.

Colour values

#F7EFCA#F7EFCA
HEX#F7EFCA
RGBrgb(247, 239, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.9686, 0.9373, 0.7922
RGB percentages96.9%, 93.7%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(49.3, 73.8%, 88%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.3, 18.2%, 96.9%)
CMYK0%, 3.2%, 18.2%, 3.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,248,778
CSS custom property--colour: #F7EFCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.85771WCAG 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#081035

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F7EDC8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#F9F0CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Tritanopia#FFE9E5no 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 text1.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text18.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 4.6Lemon chiffon · ΔE 5.3Blanched almond · ΔE 5.7Cornsilk · ΔE 5.7Papaya whip · ΔE 6.3Light yellow · ΔE 6.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight goldenrod yellow (#FAFAD2)ΔE 4.56, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAD2F7
Analogous#F7D8CA, #E8F7CA
Triadic#CAF7EF, #EFCAF7
Split complementary#CAE8F7, #D8CAF7
Tetradic#CAF7D9, #CAD2F7, #F7CAE9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FEFCF6
Darker −10%#F0E29E
Darker −20%#EAD471
Darker −30%#E3C745
Darker −40%#D5B520
More saturated +25%#FFF4C2
Less saturated −25%#EFEAD2

Channel breakdown

R247
G239
B202
Red247 (96.9%)
Green239 (93.7%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue49.33°
Saturation (HSL)73.77%
Lightness88.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F7 · G EF · B CA

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