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Colour

#FCF2D2

  • #FCF2D2
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Cornsilk

#FCF2D2 is a yellow with RGB values 252, 242, 210 and HSL 46°, 88%, 91%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornsilk.

Colour values

#FCF2D2#FCF2D2
HEX#FCF2D2
RGBrgb(252, 242, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.949, 0.8235
RGB percentages98.8%, 94.9%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(45.7, 87.5%, 90.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.7, 16.7%, 98.8%)
CMYK0%, 4%, 16.7%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,577,234
CSS custom property--colour: #FCF2D2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.88853WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness241.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.77:1
Contrast with white1.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black18.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#F2F2F2
Inverted#030D2D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F9F0D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#FCF3D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FFEDE9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.5 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 text18.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornsilk · ΔE 3.1Papaya whip · ΔE 3.7Blanched almond · ΔE 4.2Beige · ΔE 5.2Light yellow · ΔE 5.4Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 5.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornsilk (#FFF8DC)ΔE 3.09, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D2DCFC
Analogous#FCDDD2, #F1FCD2
Triadic#D2FCF2, #F2D2FC
Split complementary#D2F1FC, #DDD2FC
Tetradic#D2FCDD, #D2DCFC, #FCD2F1

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%#F9E4A2
Darker −20%#F6D672
Darker −30%#F2C943
Darker −40%#EFBB13
More saturated +25%#FFF4CF
Less saturated −25%#F6EFD8

Channel breakdown

R252
G242
B210
Red252 (98.8%)
Green242 (94.9%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue45.71°
Saturation (HSL)87.5%
Lightness90.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FC · G F2 · B D2

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