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Recognised as Colour

#FAF6DA

  • #FAF6DA
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Cornsilk

#FAF6DA is a yellow with RGB values 250, 246, 218 and HSL 53°, 76%, 92%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 19.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornsilk.

Colour values

#FAF6DA#FAF6DA
HEX#FAF6DA
RGBrgb(250, 246, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.9647, 0.8549
RGB percentages98%, 96.5%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(52.5, 76.2%, 91.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.5, 12.8%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 1.6%, 12.8%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,447,194
CSS custom property--colour: #FAF6DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.91297WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness244.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 19.26:1
Contrast with white1.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black19.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#F5F5F5
Inverted#050925

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FCF4D8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#FDF6DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FFF2EEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text19.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornsilk · ΔE 1.4Beige · ΔE 2.2Light yellow · ΔE 3.4Papaya whip · ΔE 4.8Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 6.2Antique white · ΔE 6.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornsilk (#FFF8DC)ΔE 1.44, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DADEFA
Analogous#FAE6DA, #EEFADA
Triadic#DAFAF6, #F6DAFA
Split complementary#DAEEFA, #E6DAFA
Tetradic#DAFAE6, #DADEFA, #FADAEE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFFFFF
Darker −10%#F4EBAD
Darker −20%#EEE080
Darker −30%#E8D553
Darker −40%#E2CA26
More saturated +25%#FFFAD5
Less saturated −25%#F5F2DF

Channel breakdown

R250
G246
B218
Red250 (98%)
Green246 (96.5%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue52.5°
Saturation (HSL)76.19%
Lightness91.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G F6 · B DA

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