Colour

#FBF6E7

#FBF6E7
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Old lace

#FBF6E7 is a yellow with RGB values 251, 246, 231 and HSL 45°, 71%, 95%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 19.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Old lace.

Colour values

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HEX#FBF6E7

RGBrgb(251, 246, 231)

RGB (0–1)0.9843, 0.9647, 0.9059

RGB percentages98.4%, 96.5%, 90.6%

HSLhsl(45, 71.4%, 94.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(45, 8%, 98.4%)

CMYK0%, 2%, 8%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,512,743

CSS custom property--colour: #FBF6E7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.9219WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness245.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 19.44:1

Contrast with white1.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black19.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#F6F6F6

Inverted#040918

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FAF5E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#FBF7E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#FFF3F2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.5 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 text19.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Old lace · ΔE 1.1 Floral white · ΔE 3 Ivory · ΔE 3.3 Linen · ΔE 3.5 Sea shell · ΔE 4.4 Beige · ΔE 5.5

Nearest named CSS colourOld lace (#FDF5E6)ΔE 1.1, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E7ECFB

Analogous#FBECE7, #F6FBE7

Triadic#E7FBF6, #F6E7FB

Split complementary#E7F6FB, #ECE7FB

Tetradic#E7FBEC, #E7ECFB, #FBE7F6

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%#F4E6BB

Darker −20%#ECD590

Darker −30%#E5C564

Darker −40%#DEB438

More saturated +25%#FFF8E3

Less saturated −25%#F7F4EA

Channel breakdown

R251

G246

B231

Red251 (98.4%)

Green246 (96.5%)

Blue231 (90.6%)

Hue45°

Saturation (HSL)71.43%

Lightness94.51%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FB · G F6 · B E7

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