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Recognised as Colour

#FAF2CB

  • #FAF2CB
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light goldenrod yellow

#FAF2CB is a yellow with RGB values 250, 242, 203 and HSL 50°, 82%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light goldenrod yellow.

Colour values

#FAF2CB#FAF2CB
HEX#FAF2CB
RGBrgb(250, 242, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.949, 0.7961
RGB percentages98%, 94.9%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(49.8, 82.5%, 88.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.8, 18.8%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 3.2%, 18.8%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,446,155
CSS custom property--colour: #FAF2CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.8814WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness240.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.63:1
Contrast with white1.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black18.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#F1F1F1
Inverted#050D34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FAEFC9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#FDF3CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#FFECE7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.6 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 text18.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 3.7Lemon chiffon · ΔE 3.9Cornsilk · ΔE 6.1Blanched almond · ΔE 6.4Light yellow · ΔE 6.6Papaya whip · ΔE 7.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight goldenrod yellow (#FAFAD2)ΔE 3.72, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBD3FA
Analogous#FADACB, #EAFACB
Triadic#CBFAF2, #F2CBFA
Split complementary#CBEAFA, #DACBFA
Tetradic#CBFADB, #CBD3FA, #FACBEB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FEFEFA
Darker −10%#F6E69C
Darker −20%#F1DB6E
Darker −30%#EDCF3F
Darker −40%#E3C016
More saturated +25%#FFF5C6
Less saturated −25%#F3EDD2

Channel breakdown

R250
G242
B203
Red250 (98%)
Green242 (94.9%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue49.79°
Saturation (HSL)82.46%
Lightness88.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G F2 · B CB

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