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Recognised as Colour

#FAF2C2

  • #FAF2C2
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lemon chiffon

#FAF2C2 is a yellow with RGB values 250, 242, 194 and HSL 51°, 85%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lemon chiffon.

Colour values

#FAF2C2#FAF2C2
HEX#FAF2C2
RGBrgb(250, 242, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.949, 0.7608
RGB percentages98%, 94.9%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(51.4, 84.8%, 87.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.4, 22.4%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 3.2%, 22.4%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,446,146
CSS custom property--colour: #FAF2C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.87723WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness239.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.54:1
Contrast with white1.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black18.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#F0F0F0
Inverted#050D3D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FCEFBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#FEF2C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#FFEBE5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.6 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 text18.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lemon chiffon · ΔE 3.3Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 5.7Moccasin · ΔE 8.2Pale goldenrod · ΔE 8.2Wheat · ΔE 8.5Blanched almond · ΔE 10
Nearest named CSS colourLemon chiffon (#FFFACD)ΔE 3.32, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C2CAFA
Analogous#FAD6C2, #E6FAC2
Triadic#C2FAF2, #F2C2FA
Split complementary#C2E6FA, #D6C2FA
Tetradic#C2FAD6, #C2CAFA, #FAC2E6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FEFCF1
Darker −10%#F6E893
Darker −20%#F2DE64
Darker −30%#EED435
Darker −40%#DEC112
More saturated +25%#FFF6BD
Less saturated −25%#F2ECCA

Channel breakdown

R250
G242
B194
Red250 (98%)
Green242 (94.9%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue51.43°
Saturation (HSL)84.85%
Lightness87.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G F2 · B C2

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