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Colour

#FCF2CD

  • #FCF2CD
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light goldenrod yellow

#FCF2CD is a yellow with RGB values 252, 242, 205 and HSL 47°, 89%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light goldenrod yellow.

Colour values

#FCF2CD#FCF2CD
HEX#FCF2CD
RGBrgb(252, 242, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.949, 0.8039
RGB percentages98.8%, 94.9%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(47.2, 88.7%, 89.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.2, 18.7%, 98.8%)
CMYK0%, 4%, 18.7%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,577,229
CSS custom property--colour: #FCF2CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.88607WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness241.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.72:1
Contrast with white1.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black18.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#F1F1F1
Inverted#030D32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FAF0CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#FDF3CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.3 from the original
Tritanopia#FFECE8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text18.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 4.4Lemon chiffon · ΔE 4.8Cornsilk · ΔE 5.2Blanched almond · ΔE 5.3Papaya whip · ΔE 5.9Light yellow · ΔE 6.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight goldenrod yellow (#FAFAD2)ΔE 4.44, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDD7FC
Analogous#FCDACD, #EFFCCD
Triadic#CDFCF2, #F2CDFC
Split complementary#CDEFFC, #DBCDFC
Tetradic#CDFCDA, #CDD7FC, #FCCDEF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFFFFD
Darker −10%#F9E59D
Darker −20%#F6D96D
Darker −30%#F3CC3D
Darker −40%#EFBF0E
More saturated +25%#FFF4CA
Less saturated −25%#F5EED4

Channel breakdown

R252
G242
B205
Red252 (98.8%)
Green242 (94.9%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue47.23°
Saturation (HSL)88.68%
Lightness89.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FC · G F2 · B CD

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