Colour

#F8EFC1

#F8EFC1
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Lemon chiffon

#F8EFC1 is a yellow with RGB values 248, 239, 193 and HSL 50°, 80%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lemon chiffon.

Colour values

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HEX#F8EFC1

RGBrgb(248, 239, 193)

RGB (0–1)0.9725, 0.9373, 0.7569

RGB percentages97.3%, 93.7%, 75.7%

HSLhsl(50.2, 79.7%, 86.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.2, 22.2%, 97.3%)

CMYK0%, 3.6%, 22.2%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,314,305

CSS custom property--colour: #F8EFC1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.8554WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness237 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.11:1

Contrast with white1.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black18.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#EEEEEE

Inverted#07103E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F8ECBEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#FBF0C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Tritanopia#FFE8E2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.8 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 text18.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lemon chiffon · ΔE 3.9 Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 5.8 Wheat · ΔE 7.4 Moccasin · ΔE 7.6 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 8.8 Blanched almond · ΔE 8.9

Nearest named CSS colourLemon chiffon (#FFFACD)ΔE 3.94, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C1CAF8

Analogous#F8D3C1, #E5F8C1

Triadic#C1F8EF, #EFC1F8

Split complementary#C1E5F8, #D4C1F8

Tetradic#C1F8D3, #C1CAF8, #F8C1E5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FDFBEF

Darker −10%#F3E393

Darker −20%#EED765

Darker −30%#E8CC38

Darker −40%#D5B618

More saturated +25%#FFF4BA

Less saturated −25%#EFE9CA

Channel breakdown

R248

G239

B193

Red248 (97.3%)

Green239 (93.7%)

Blue193 (75.7%)

Hue50.18°

Saturation (HSL)79.71%

Lightness86.47%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F8 · G EF · B C1

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