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Recognised as Colour

#FAF3C8

  • #FAF3C8
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lemon chiffon

#FAF3C8 is a yellow with RGB values 250, 243, 200 and HSL 52°, 83%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lemon chiffon.

Colour values

#FAF3C8#FAF3C8
HEX#FAF3C8
RGBrgb(250, 243, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.9529, 0.7843
RGB percentages98%, 95.3%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(51.6, 83.3%, 88.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.6, 20%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 2.8%, 20%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,446,408
CSS custom property--colour: #FAF3C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.88595WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness240.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.72:1
Contrast with white1.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black18.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#F1F1F1
Inverted#050C37

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FCF0C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#FEF3C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#FFEDE7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text18.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lemon chiffon · ΔE 2.5Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 3.7Light yellow · ΔE 7.8Cornsilk · ΔE 7.9Blanched almond · ΔE 8.1Wheat · ΔE 8.8
Nearest named CSS colourLemon chiffon (#FFFACD)ΔE 2.52, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8CFFA
Analogous#FADAC8, #E8FAC8
Triadic#C8FAF3, #F3C8FA
Split complementary#C8E8FA, #DAC8FA
Tetradic#C8FADA, #C8CFFA, #FAC8E8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FEFDF7
Darker −10%#F6E999
Darker −20%#F2DF6B
Darker −30%#EDD43C
Darker −40%#E1C515
More saturated +25%#FFF7C3
Less saturated −25%#F3EED0

Channel breakdown

R250
G243
B200
Red250 (98%)
Green243 (95.3%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue51.6°
Saturation (HSL)83.33%
Lightness88.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G F3 · B C8

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