Recognised as Colour
#FAFCE5
- #FAFCE5
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Beige
#FAFCE5 is a yellow with RGB values 250, 252, 229 and HSL 65°, 79%, 94%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 20.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Beige.
Colour values
#FAFCE5#FAFCE5
HEX#FAFCE5
RGBrgb(250, 252, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.9882, 0.898
RGB percentages98%, 98.8%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(65.2, 79.3%, 94.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(65.2, 9.1%, 98.8%)
CMYK0.8%, 0%, 9.1%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,448,741
CSS custom property--colour: #FAFCE5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.95602WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness248.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 20.12:1
Contrast with white1.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black20.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#FAFAFA
Inverted#05031A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text20.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E7E5FC
Analogous#FCF3E5, #EEFCE5
Triadic#E5FAFC, #FCE5FA
Split complementary#E5EEFC, #F3E5FC
Tetradic#E5FCF3, #E7E5FC, #FCE5EE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R250
G252
B229
Red250 (98%)
Green252 (98.8%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue65.22°
Saturation (HSL)79.31%
Lightness94.31%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR FA · G FC · B E5
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