Colour

#F9F5E2

#F9F5E2
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Old lace

#F9F5E2 is a yellow with RGB values 249, 245, 226 and HSL 50°, 66%, 93%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 19.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Old lace.

Colour values

#F9F5E2#F9F5E2

HEX#F9F5E2

RGBrgb(249, 245, 226)

RGB (0–1)0.9765, 0.9608, 0.8863

RGB percentages97.6%, 96.1%, 88.6%

HSLhsl(49.6, 65.7%, 93.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.6, 9.2%, 97.6%)

CMYK0%, 1.6%, 9.2%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,381,410

CSS custom property--colour: #F9F5E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.90936WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness244.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 19.19:1

Contrast with white1.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black19.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#F4F4F4

Inverted#060A1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F9F4E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#FBF5E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FDF2EFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.09:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text19.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Old lace · ΔE 2.5 Beige · ΔE 3.4 Ivory · ΔE 4.1 Cornsilk · ΔE 4.8 Antique white · ΔE 4.9 Floral white · ΔE 5

Nearest named CSS colourOld lace (#FDF5E6)ΔE 2.52, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E2E6F9

Analogous#F9EAE2, #F2F9E2

Triadic#E2F9F5, #F5E2F9

Split complementary#E2F2F9, #EAE2F9

Tetradic#E2F9EA, #E2E6F9, #F9E2F2

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%#F0E6B8

Darker −20%#E8D88D

Darker −30%#DFC963

Darker −40%#D6BB39

More saturated +25%#FDF8DE

Less saturated −25%#F5F2E6

Channel breakdown

R249

G245

B226

Red249 (97.6%)

Green245 (96.1%)

Blue226 (88.6%)

Hue49.57°

Saturation (HSL)65.71%

Lightness93.14%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F9 · G F5 · B E2

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Colour values

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