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Recognised as Colour

#FAF0CD

  • #FAF0CD
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Blanched almond

#FAF0CD is a yellow with RGB values 250, 240, 205 and HSL 47°, 82%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blanched almond.

Colour values

#FAF0CD#FAF0CD
HEX#FAF0CD
RGBrgb(250, 240, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.9412, 0.8039
RGB percentages98%, 94.1%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(46.7, 81.8%, 89.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.7, 18%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 4%, 18%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,445,645
CSS custom property--colour: #FAF0CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.87052WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness239.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.41:1
Contrast with white1.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black18.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#F0F0F0
Inverted#050F32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F8EECBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#FBF1CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.3 from the original
Tritanopia#FFEAE6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.14:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text18.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Blanched almond · ΔE 4.6Cornsilk · ΔE 4.7Papaya whip · ΔE 5Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 5.1Lemon chiffon · ΔE 6Light yellow · ΔE 6.3
Nearest named CSS colourBlanched almond (#FFEBCD)ΔE 4.55, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDD7FA
Analogous#FADACD, #EDFACD
Triadic#CDFAF0, #F0CDFA
Split complementary#CDEDFA, #DACDFA
Tetradic#CDFADA, #CDD7FA, #FACDED

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFFEFB
Darker −10%#F5E29F
Darker −20%#F1D470
Darker −30%#ECC642
Darker −40%#E4B717
More saturated +25%#FFF3C8
Less saturated −25%#F3ECD4

Channel breakdown

R250
G240
B205
Red250 (98%)
Green240 (94.1%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue46.67°
Saturation (HSL)81.82%
Lightness89.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G F0 · B CD

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