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Recognised as Colour

#F8F8BD

  • #F8F8BD
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#F8F8BD is a yellow with RGB values 248, 248, 189 and HSL 60°, 81%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 19.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#F8F8BD#F8F8BD
HEX#F8F8BD
RGBrgb(248, 248, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.9725, 0.9725, 0.7412
RGB percentages97.3%, 97.3%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(60, 80.8%, 85.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 23.8%, 97.3%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 23.8%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,316,605
CSS custom property--colour: #F8F8BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.90765WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness242 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 19.15:1
Contrast with white1.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black19.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#F4F4F4
Inverted#070742

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFF3B9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#FFF6BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Tritanopia#FFF0E8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.1:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text19.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 6Lemon chiffon · ΔE 7.4Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 9.6Moccasin · ΔE 12.7Wheat · ΔE 13.5Light yellow · ΔE 14.5
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 6.04, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDBDF8
Analogous#F8DBBD, #DBF8BD
Triadic#BDF8F8, #F8BDF8
Split complementary#BDDBF8, #DBBDF8
Tetradic#BDF8DB, #BDBDF8, #F8BDDB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FDFDEB
Darker −10%#F3F38F
Darker −20%#EEEE61
Darker −30%#E9E933
Darker −40%#D3D316
More saturated +25%#FFFFB6
Less saturated −25%#EFEFC6

Channel breakdown

R248
G248
B189
Red248 (97.3%)
Green248 (97.3%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)80.82%
Lightness85.69%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR F8 · G F8 · B BD

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