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Recognised as Colour

#F9FABD

  • #F9FABD
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#F9FABD is a yellow with RGB values 249, 250, 189 and HSL 61°, 86%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 19.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#F9FABD#F9FABD
HEX#F9FABD
RGBrgb(249, 250, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.9765, 0.9804, 0.7412
RGB percentages97.6%, 98%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(61, 85.9%, 86.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(61, 24.4%, 98%)
CMYK0.4%, 0%, 24.4%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,382,653
CSS custom property--colour: #F9FABD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.92185WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness243.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 19.44:1
Contrast with white1.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black19.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#F5F5F5
Inverted#060542

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFF5B9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#FFF7BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FFF2EAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.1 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 text19.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 6.5Lemon chiffon · ΔE 8.3Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 10.6Moccasin · ΔE 13.6Wheat · ΔE 14.6Light yellow · ΔE 15.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 6.48, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BEBDFA
Analogous#FADCBD, #DBFABD
Triadic#BDF9FA, #FABDF9
Split complementary#BDDBFA, #DDBDFA
Tetradic#BDFADC, #BEBDFA, #FABDDB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FDFEEC
Darker −10%#F5F68E
Darker −20%#F0F35E
Darker −30%#ECEF2F
Darker −40%#D7DA11
More saturated +25%#FEFFB8
Less saturated −25%#F0F1C6

Channel breakdown

R249
G250
B189
Red249 (97.6%)
Green250 (98%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue60.98°
Saturation (HSL)85.92%
Lightness86.08%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR F9 · G FA · B BD

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