Colour

#FAFFAE

#FAFFAE
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#FAFFAE is a yellow with RGB values 250, 255, 174 and HSL 64°, 100%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 20:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#FAFFAE#FAFFAE

HEX#FAFFAE

RGBrgb(250, 255, 174)

RGB (0–1)0.9804, 1, 0.6824

RGB percentages98%, 100%, 68.2%

HSLhsl(63.7, 100%, 84.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(63.7, 31.8%, 100%)

CMYK2%, 0%, 31.8%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,449,454

CSS custom property--colour: #FAFFAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.949WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness245.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 19.98:1

Contrast with white1.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black19.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#F8F8F8

Inverted#050051

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFF8A8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFFAB1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original

Tritanopia#FFF6EAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.05:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text19.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 11.3 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 11.9 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 18.1 Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 20.4 Moccasin · ΔE 21.1 Navajo white · ΔE 22.3

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 11.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B3AEFF

Analogous#FFDCAE, #D2FFAE

Triadic#AEFAFF, #FFAEFA

Split complementary#AED2FF, #DCAEFF

Tetradic#AEFFDC, #B3AEFF, #FFAED2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FDFFE1

Darker −10%#F7FF7B

Darker −20%#F4FF48

Darker −30%#F1FF15

Darker −40%#D3E100

More saturated +25%#FAFFAE

Less saturated −25%#F1F5B8

Channel breakdown

R250

G255

B174

Red250 (98%)

Green255 (100%)

Blue174 (68.2%)

Hue63.7°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness84.12%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR FA · G FF · B AE

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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