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Recognised as Colour

#F8EEAC

  • #F8EEAC
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#F8EEAC is a yellow with RGB values 248, 238, 172 and HSL 52°, 84%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#F8EEAC#F8EEAC
HEX#F8EEAC
RGBrgb(248, 238, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.9725, 0.9333, 0.6745
RGB percentages97.3%, 93.3%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(52.1, 84.4%, 82.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.1, 30.6%, 97.3%)
CMYK0%, 4%, 30.6%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,314,028
CSS custom property--colour: #F8EEAC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.84084WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness234.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.82:1
Contrast with white1.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EBEBEB
Inverted#071153

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FAEAA8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#FDEEAEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FFE5DDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.6 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 text17.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 3.4Moccasin · ΔE 11.3Lemon chiffon · ΔE 11.8Navajo white · ΔE 12.4Khaki · ΔE 12.4Wheat · ΔE 12.8
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 3.41, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ACB6F8
Analogous#F8C8AC, #DCF8AC
Triadic#ACF8EE, #EEACF8
Split complementary#ACDCF8, #C8ACF8
Tetradic#ACF8C8, #ACB6F8, #F8ACDC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FCF8DB
Darker −10%#F4E47D
Darker −20%#F0DB4E
Darker −30%#ECD11F
Darker −40%#C7AF11
More saturated +25%#FFF3A5
Less saturated −25%#EDE6B7

Channel breakdown

R248
G238
B172
Red248 (97.3%)
Green238 (93.3%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue52.11°
Saturation (HSL)84.44%
Lightness82.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F8 · G EE · B AC

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