Recognised as Colour

#FCEE9E

#FCEE9E
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#FCEE9E is a yellow with RGB values 252, 238, 158 and HSL 51°, 94%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

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HEX#FCEE9E

RGBrgb(252, 238, 158)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.9333, 0.6196

RGB percentages98.8%, 93.3%, 62%

HSLhsl(51.1, 94%, 80.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.1, 37.3%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 5.6%, 37.3%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,576,158

CSS custom property--colour: #FCEE9E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.84313WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness234.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.86:1

Contrast with white1.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black17.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#EBEBEB

Inverted#031161

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FDE998no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFEFA1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FFE3DAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.18:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text17.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 6.1 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 9.8 Navajo white · ΔE 16.8 Moccasin · ΔE 16.8 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 18.7 Wheat · ΔE 18.8

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 6.13, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9EACFC

Analogous#FCBF9E, #DBFC9E

Triadic#9EFCEE, #EE9EFC

Split complementary#9EDBFC, #BF9EFC

Tetradic#9EFCBF, #9EACFC, #FC9EDB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FEF7CF

Darker −10%#FAE56D

Darker −20%#F9DD3B

Darker −30%#F7D40A

Darker −40%#C8AB06

More saturated +25%#FFF09B

Less saturated −25%#F0E5AB

Channel breakdown

R252

G238

B158

Red252 (98.8%)

Green238 (93.3%)

Blue158 (62%)

Hue51.06°

Saturation (HSL)94%

Lightness80.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G EE · B 9E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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