Colour

#FCF1B1

#FCF1B1
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#FCF1B1 is a yellow with RGB values 252, 241, 177 and HSL 51°, 93%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#FCF1B1#FCF1B1

HEX#FCF1B1

RGBrgb(252, 241, 177)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.9451, 0.6941

RGB percentages98.8%, 94.5%, 69.4%

HSLhsl(51.2, 92.6%, 84.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.2, 29.8%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 4.4%, 29.8%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,576,945

CSS custom property--colour: #FCF1B1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.8678WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness238 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.36:1

Contrast with white1.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black18.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#EFEFEF

Inverted#030E4E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FDEDADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFF2B3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Tritanopia#FFE8E0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text18.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 4.1 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 10.5 Moccasin · ΔE 10.5 Navajo white · ΔE 11.9 Wheat · ΔE 12.2 Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 13.4

Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 4.08, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B1BCFC

Analogous#FCCCB1, #E2FCB1

Triadic#B1FCF1, #F1B1FC

Split complementary#B1E1FC, #CCB1FC

Tetradic#B1FCCC, #B1BCFC, #FCB1E1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FEFAE2

Darker −10%#FAE880

Darker −20%#F8DF4F

Darker −30%#F6D71E

Darker −40%#D9BA08

More saturated +25%#FFF3AE

Less saturated −25%#F2EABB

Channel breakdown

R252

G241

B177

Red252 (98.8%)

Green241 (94.5%)

Blue177 (69.4%)

Hue51.2°

Saturation (HSL)92.59%

Lightness84.12%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G F1 · B B1

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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