Recognised as Colour

#FBF7DC

#FBF7DC
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Cornsilk

#FBF7DC is a yellow with RGB values 251, 247, 220 and HSL 52°, 79%, 92%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 19.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornsilk.

Colour values

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HEX#FBF7DC

RGBrgb(251, 247, 220)

RGB (0–1)0.9843, 0.9686, 0.8627

RGB percentages98.4%, 96.9%, 86.3%

HSLhsl(52.3, 79.5%, 92.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.3, 12.4%, 98.4%)

CMYK0%, 1.6%, 12.4%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,512,988

CSS custom property--colour: #FBF7DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.92198WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness245.3 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#040823

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FDF5DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#FEF7DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FFF3EFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12 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

Cornsilk · ΔE 1.3 Beige · ΔE 2 Light yellow · ΔE 3.4 Papaya whip · ΔE 4.9 Antique white · ΔE 6.2 Old lace · ΔE 6.2

Nearest named CSS colourCornsilk (#FFF8DC)ΔE 1.34, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DCE0FB

Analogous#FBE8DC, #F0FBDC

Triadic#DCFBF7, #F7DCFB

Split complementary#DCF0FB, #E8DCFB

Tetradic#DCFBE8, #DCE0FB, #FBDCF0

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%#F6EDAE

Darker −20%#F1E280

Darker −30%#EBD853

Darker −40%#E6CD25

More saturated +25%#FFFAD8

Less saturated −25%#F6F3E1

Channel breakdown

R251

G247

B220

Red251 (98.4%)

Green247 (96.9%)

Blue220 (86.3%)

Hue52.26°

Saturation (HSL)79.49%

Lightness92.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FB · G F7 · B DC

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