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Recognised as Colour

#FAFFD7

  • #FAFFD7
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light goldenrod yellow

#FAFFD7 is a yellow with RGB values 250, 255, 215 and HSL 68°, 100%, 92%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 20.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light goldenrod yellow.

Colour values

#FAFFD7#FAFFD7
HEX#FAFFD7
RGBrgb(250, 255, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 1, 0.8431
RGB percentages98%, 100%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(67.5, 100%, 92.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(67.5, 15.7%, 100%)
CMYK2%, 0%, 15.7%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,449,495
CSS custom property--colour: #FAFFD7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.9675WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness249.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 20.35:1
Contrast with white1.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black20.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#FBFBFB
Inverted#050028

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFFBD5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#FFFCD8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FFFAF4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.03:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text20.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 2.3Lemon chiffon · ΔE 4.7Light yellow · ΔE 4.9Cornsilk · ΔE 7.5Beige · ΔE 8.2Papaya whip · ΔE 11
Nearest named CSS colourLight goldenrod yellow (#FAFAD2)ΔE 2.3, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCD7FF
Analogous#FFF0D7, #E6FFD7
Triadic#D7FAFF, #FFD7FA
Split complementary#D7E6FF, #F0D7FF
Tetradic#D7FFF0, #DCD7FF, #FFD7E6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFFFFF
Darker −10%#F4FFA4
Darker −20%#EDFF71
Darker −30%#E7FF3E
Darker −40%#E1FF0B
More saturated +25%#FAFFD7
Less saturated −25%#F6FADC

Channel breakdown

R250
G255
B215
Red250 (98%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue67.5°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness92.16%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR FA · G FF · B D7

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