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Recognised as Colour

#FAFAA0

  • #FAFAA0
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#FAFAA0 is a yellow with RGB values 250, 250, 160 and HSL 60°, 90%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 19.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#FAFAA0#FAFAA0
HEX#FAFAA0
RGBrgb(250, 250, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.9804, 0.6275
RGB percentages98%, 98%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(60, 90%, 80.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 36%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 36%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,448,160
CSS custom property--colour: #FAFAA0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.91233WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness241.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 19.25:1
Contrast with white1.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black19.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#F4F4F4
Inverted#05055F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFF399no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#FFF7A4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FFEFE4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.6 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 text19.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 7.5Pale goldenrod · ΔE 14.5Lemon chiffon · ΔE 22.3Moccasin · ΔE 23.3Dark khaki · ΔE 23.8Navajo white · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 7.54, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A0A0FA
Analogous#FACDA0, #CDFAA0
Triadic#A0FAFA, #FAA0FA
Split complementary#A0CDFA, #CDA0FA
Tetradic#A0FACD, #A0A0FA, #FAA0CD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FDFDD0
Darker −10%#F7F770
Darker −20%#F5F53F
Darker −30%#F2F20F
Darker −40%#C4C40A
More saturated +25%#FFFF9B
Less saturated −25%#EEEEAD

Channel breakdown

R250
G250
B160
Red250 (98%)
Green250 (98%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)90%
Lightness80.39%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR FA · G FA · B A0

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