Recognised as Colour

#F8ECA8

#F8ECA8
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#F8ECA8 is a yellow with RGB values 248, 236, 168 and HSL 51°, 85%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#F8ECA8

RGBrgb(248, 236, 168)

RGB (0–1)0.9725, 0.9255, 0.6588

RGB percentages97.3%, 92.5%, 65.9%

HSLhsl(51, 85.1%, 81.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51, 32.3%, 97.3%)

CMYK0%, 4.8%, 32.3%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,313,512

CSS custom property--colour: #F8ECA8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.82775WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness233 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.55:1

Contrast with white1.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black17.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#EAEAEA

Inverted#071357

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F9E8A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#FCEDAAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Tritanopia#FFE3DAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text17.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 4.2 Khaki · ΔE 11.3 Moccasin · ΔE 11.7 Navajo white · ΔE 12.4 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 13.2 Wheat · ΔE 13.3

Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 4.23, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A8B4F8

Analogous#F8C4A8, #DCF8A8

Triadic#A8F8EC, #ECA8F8

Split complementary#A8DCF8, #C4A8F8

Tetradic#A8F8C4, #A8B4F8, #F8A8DC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FCF6D7

Darker −10%#F4E279

Darker −20%#F0D74A

Darker −30%#EDCD1A

Darker −40%#C4A910

More saturated +25%#FFF1A1

Less saturated −25%#ECE4B4

Channel breakdown

R248

G236

B168

Red248 (97.3%)

Green236 (92.5%)

Blue168 (65.9%)

Hue51°

Saturation (HSL)85.11%

Lightness81.57%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F8 · G EC · B A8

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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