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Recognised as Colour

#F8F8D7

  • #F8F8D7
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light yellow

#F8F8D7 is a yellow with RGB values 248, 248, 215 and HSL 60°, 70%, 91%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 19.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light yellow.

Colour values

#F8F8D7#F8F8D7
HEX#F8F8D7
RGBrgb(248, 248, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.9725, 0.9725, 0.8431
RGB percentages97.3%, 97.3%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(60, 70.2%, 90.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 13.3%, 97.3%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 13.3%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,316,631
CSS custom property--colour: #F8F8D7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.91998WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness244.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 19.4:1
Contrast with white1.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black19.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#F6F6F6
Inverted#070728

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FEF5D5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#FFF7D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#FDF3EFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text19.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light yellow · ΔE 2.7Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 3.6Cornsilk · ΔE 3.6Beige · ΔE 4.1Lemon chiffon · ΔE 6.4Papaya whip · ΔE 7.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight yellow (#FFFFE0)ΔE 2.7, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7D7F8
Analogous#F8E8D7, #E8F8D7
Triadic#D7F8F8, #F8D7F8
Split complementary#D7E8F8, #E8D7F8
Tetradic#D7F8E8, #D7D7F8, #F8D7E8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFFFFF
Darker −10%#F0F0AC
Darker −20%#E9E980
Darker −30%#E1E155
Darker −40%#DADA29
More saturated +25%#FEFED1
Less saturated −25%#F2F2DD

Channel breakdown

R248
G248
B215
Red248 (97.3%)
Green248 (97.3%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)70.21%
Lightness90.78%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR F8 · G F8 · B D7

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