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Recognised as Colour

#F8EDC9

  • #F8EDC9
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Blanched almond

#F8EDC9 is a yellow with RGB values 248, 237, 201 and HSL 46°, 77%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blanched almond.

Colour values

#F8EDC9#F8EDC9
HEX#F8EDC9
RGBrgb(248, 237, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.9725, 0.9294, 0.7882
RGB percentages97.3%, 92.9%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(46, 77%, 88%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46, 19%, 97.3%)
CMYK0%, 4.4%, 19%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,313,801
CSS custom property--colour: #F8EDC9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.84742WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness236.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.95:1
Contrast with white1.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EDEDED
Inverted#071236

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F5EBC7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#F8EFCAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#FFE7E3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Blanched almond · ΔE 4.5Papaya whip · ΔE 5.5Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 5.8Cornsilk · ΔE 5.8Lemon chiffon · ΔE 6.2Bisque · ΔE 6.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlanched almond (#FFEBCD)ΔE 4.48, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9D4F8
Analogous#F8D6C9, #EBF8C9
Triadic#C9F8ED, #EDC9F8
Split complementary#C9EBF8, #D6C9F8
Tetradic#C9F8D6, #C9D4F8, #F8C9EB

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%#F2DE9C
Darker −20%#ECCF6F
Darker −30%#E6C042
Darker −40%#D9AD1C
More saturated +25%#FFF1C2
Less saturated −25%#F0E9D1

Channel breakdown

R248
G237
B201
Red248 (97.3%)
Green237 (92.9%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue45.96°
Saturation (HSL)77.05%
Lightness88.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F8 · G ED · B C9

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