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Recognised as Colour

#FAF8BB

  • #FAF8BB
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#FAF8BB is a yellow with RGB values 250, 248, 187 and HSL 58°, 86%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 19.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#FAF8BB#FAF8BB
HEX#FAF8BB
RGBrgb(250, 248, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.9725, 0.7333
RGB percentages98%, 97.3%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(58.1, 86.3%, 85.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(58.1, 25.2%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 0.8%, 25.2%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,447,675
CSS custom property--colour: #FAF8BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.91047WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness242.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 19.21:1
Contrast with white1.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black19.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#F4F4F4
Inverted#050744

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFF3B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#FFF6BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#FFF0E8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27 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 text19.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 5.6Lemon chiffon · ΔE 8.2Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 10.7Moccasin · ΔE 12.5Wheat · ΔE 13.6Navajo white · ΔE 14.7
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 5.62, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBBDFA
Analogous#FAD9BB, #DDFABB
Triadic#BBFAF8, #F8BBFA
Split complementary#BBDDFA, #D8BBFA
Tetradic#BBFAD9, #BBBDFA, #FABBDD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FDFDEB
Darker −10%#F7F38B
Darker −20%#F3EE5C
Darker −30%#F0E92C
Darker −40%#D9D310
More saturated +25%#FFFDB6
Less saturated −25%#F1EFC4

Channel breakdown

R250
G248
B187
Red250 (98%)
Green248 (97.3%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue58.1°
Saturation (HSL)86.3%
Lightness85.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G F8 · B BB

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