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Recognised as Colour

#FAF1C3

  • #FAF1C3
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lemon chiffon

#FAF1C3 is a yellow with RGB values 250, 241, 195 and HSL 50°, 85%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lemon chiffon.

Colour values

#FAF1C3#FAF1C3
HEX#FAF1C3
RGBrgb(250, 241, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.9451, 0.7647
RGB percentages98%, 94.5%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(50.2, 84.6%, 87.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.2, 22%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 3.6%, 22%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,445,891
CSS custom property--colour: #FAF1C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.87175WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness239 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.43:1
Contrast with white1.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black18.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#F0F0F0
Inverted#050E3C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FAEEC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#FDF2C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#FFEAE4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.6 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 text18.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lemon chiffon · ΔE 3.3Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 5.4Moccasin · ΔE 7.9Wheat · ΔE 7.9Blanched almond · ΔE 8.9Pale goldenrod · ΔE 9
Nearest named CSS colourLemon chiffon (#FFFACD)ΔE 3.31, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C3CCFA
Analogous#FAD5C3, #E7FAC3
Triadic#C3FAF1, #F1C3FA
Split complementary#C3E7FA, #D6C3FA
Tetradic#C3FAD5, #C3CCFA, #FAC3E7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FEFCF2
Darker −10%#F6E694
Darker −20%#F2DB65
Darker −30%#EED036
Darker −40%#DEBD13
More saturated +25%#FFF4BE
Less saturated −25%#F2ECCB

Channel breakdown

R250
G241
B195
Red250 (98%)
Green241 (94.5%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue50.18°
Saturation (HSL)84.62%
Lightness87.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G F1 · B C3

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