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Colour

#FAF8CD

  • #FAF8CD
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lemon chiffon

#FAF8CD is a yellow with RGB values 250, 248, 205 and HSL 57°, 82%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 19.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lemon chiffon.

Colour values

#FAF8CD#FAF8CD
HEX#FAF8CD
RGBrgb(250, 248, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.9725, 0.8039
RGB percentages98%, 97.3%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(57.3, 81.8%, 89.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(57.3, 18%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 0.8%, 18%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,447,693
CSS custom property--colour: #FAF8CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.91867WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness244.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 19.37:1
Contrast with white1.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black19.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#F5F5F5
Inverted#050732

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFF4CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#FFF7CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#FFF2ECno 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 text1.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text19.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lemon chiffon · ΔE 1.7Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 1.8Light yellow · ΔE 6.7Cornsilk · ΔE 7.8Beige · ΔE 9.2Blanched almond · ΔE 9.7
Nearest named CSS colourLemon chiffon (#FFFACD)ΔE 1.75, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDCFFA
Analogous#FAE2CD, #E5FACD
Triadic#CDFAF8, #F8CDFA
Split complementary#CDE5FA, #E2CDFA
Tetradic#CDFAE2, #CDCFFA, #FACDE5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFFEFB
Darker −10%#F5F29F
Darker −20%#F1EB70
Darker −30%#ECE542
Darker −40%#E4DB17
More saturated +25%#FFFDC8
Less saturated −25%#F3F2D4

Channel breakdown

R250
G248
B205
Red250 (98%)
Green248 (97.3%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue57.33°
Saturation (HSL)81.82%
Lightness89.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G F8 · B CD

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