Recognised as Colour

#F9F2CF

#F9F2CF
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Light goldenrod yellow

#F9F2CF is a yellow with RGB values 249, 242, 207 and HSL 50°, 78%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light goldenrod yellow.

Colour values

#F9F2CF#F9F2CF

HEX#F9F2CF

RGBrgb(249, 242, 207)

RGB (0–1)0.9765, 0.949, 0.8118

RGB percentages97.6%, 94.9%, 81.2%

HSLhsl(50, 77.8%, 89.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50, 16.9%, 97.6%)

CMYK0%, 2.8%, 16.9%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,380,623

CSS custom property--colour: #F9F2CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.88149WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness240.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.63:1

Contrast with white1.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black18.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#F1F1F1

Inverted#060D30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F9F0CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#FCF2D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FFEDE8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.7 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 text18.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 4.1 Cornsilk · ΔE 4.3 Light yellow · ΔE 5.3 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 5.5 Papaya whip · ΔE 5.6 Blanched almond · ΔE 5.6

Nearest named CSS colourLight goldenrod yellow (#FAFAD2)ΔE 4.13, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CFD6F9

Analogous#F9DDCF, #EBF9CF

Triadic#CFF9F2, #F2CFF9

Split complementary#CFEBF9, #DDCFF9

Tetradic#CFF9DD, #CFD6F9, #F9CFEB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FFFEFC

Darker −10%#F3E6A2

Darker −20%#EED974

Darker −30%#E8CD47

Darker −40%#E0BF1C

More saturated +25%#FFF6C9

Less saturated −25%#F2EDD6

Channel breakdown

R249

G242

B207

Red249 (97.6%)

Green242 (94.9%)

Blue207 (81.2%)

Hue50°

Saturation (HSL)77.78%

Lightness89.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F9 · G F2 · B CF

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F9F2CF (chemical formula)

Formula
239.987 g/mol
13 atoms

F9F2CF has a molar mass of 239.987 g/mol, made up of 13 atoms across 2 elements: 12 × F, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass239.987 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule13

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule3.9850779 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.5093612 × 10^21

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

F95%

C5%

Fluorine (F × 12)227.976 g/mol, 94.995%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 5.005%

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