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Colour

#FCEAA1

  • #FCEAA1
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#FCEAA1 is a yellow with RGB values 252, 234, 161 and HSL 48°, 94%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#FCEAA1#FCEAA1
HEX#FCEAA1
RGBrgb(252, 234, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.9176, 0.6314
RGB percentages98.8%, 91.8%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(48.1, 93.8%, 81%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.1, 36.1%, 98.8%)
CMYK0%, 7.1%, 36.1%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,575,137
CSS custom property--colour: #FCEAA1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.82114WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness232.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.42:1
Contrast with white1.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E9E9E9
Inverted#03155E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F8E69Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#FDEDA4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FFE0D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 7.6Khaki · ΔE 9.1Navajo white · ΔE 13Moccasin · ΔE 13.1Wheat · ΔE 15.2Lemon chiffon · ΔE 16.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 7.6, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A1B3FC
Analogous#FCBDA1, #E1FCA1
Triadic#A1FCEA, #EAA1FC
Split complementary#A1E1FC, #BCA1FC
Tetradic#A1FCBD, #A1B3FC, #FCA1E1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FEF5D2
Darker −10%#FADF70
Darker −20%#F9D43E
Darker −30%#F7C90D
Darker −40%#CBA406
More saturated +25%#FFEC9E
Less saturated −25%#F0E3AD

Channel breakdown

R252
G234
B161
Red252 (98.8%)
Green234 (91.8%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue48.13°
Saturation (HSL)93.81%
Lightness80.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FC · G EA · B A1

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