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Colour

#F8F4AD

  • #F8F4AD
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#F8F4AD is a yellow with RGB values 248, 244, 173 and HSL 57°, 84%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#F8F4AD#F8F4AD
HEX#F8F4AD
RGBrgb(248, 244, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.9725, 0.9569, 0.6784
RGB percentages97.3%, 95.7%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(56.8, 84.3%, 82.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(56.8, 30.2%, 97.3%)
CMYK0%, 1.6%, 30.2%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,315,565
CSS custom property--colour: #F8F4AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.87675WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness238.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.53:1
Contrast with white1.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black18.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#F0F0F0
Inverted#070B52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFEFA8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#FFF2B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FFEBE2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.13:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text18.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 5.8Khaki · ΔE 11.2Lemon chiffon · ΔE 13.4Moccasin · ΔE 14.8Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 16Navajo white · ΔE 16
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 5.76, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ADB1F8
Analogous#F8CFAD, #D7F8AD
Triadic#ADF8F4, #F4ADF8
Split complementary#ADD7F8, #CEADF8
Tetradic#ADF8CF, #ADB1F8, #F8ADD7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FCFADC
Darker −10%#F4EE7E
Darker −20%#F0E74F
Darker −30%#ECE120
Darker −40%#C8BE11
More saturated +25%#FFFAA6
Less saturated −25%#EDEAB8

Channel breakdown

R248
G244
B173
Red248 (97.3%)
Green244 (95.7%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue56.8°
Saturation (HSL)84.27%
Lightness82.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F8 · G F4 · B AD

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