Colour

#FCF4D3

#FCF4D3
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Cornsilk

#FCF4D3 is a yellow with RGB values 252, 244, 211 and HSL 48°, 87%, 91%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 19:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornsilk.

Colour values

#FCF4D3#FCF4D3

HEX#FCF4D3

RGBrgb(252, 244, 211)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.9569, 0.8275

RGB percentages98.8%, 95.7%, 82.7%

HSLhsl(48.3, 87.2%, 90.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48.3, 16.3%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 3.2%, 16.3%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,577,747

CSS custom property--colour: #FCF4D3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.901WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness242.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 19.02:1

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

Contrast with black19.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#F3F3F3

Inverted#030B2C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FBF2D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#FEF5D4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FFEFEBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

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

Contrast with black, large text19.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornsilk · ΔE 3 Light yellow · ΔE 4.6 Papaya whip · ΔE 4.6 Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 4.7 Beige · ΔE 5.1 Blanched almond · ΔE 5.2

Nearest named CSS colourCornsilk (#FFF8DC)ΔE 2.98, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D3DBFC

Analogous#FCE0D3, #F0FCD3

Triadic#D3FCF4, #F4D3FC

Split complementary#D3F0FC, #DFD3FC

Tetradic#D3FCE0, #D3DBFC, #FCD3F0

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%#F9E8A3

Darker −20%#F5DC74

Darker −30%#F2D044

Darker −40%#EFC414

More saturated +25%#FFF6D0

Less saturated −25%#F6F0D9

Channel breakdown

R252

G244

B211

Red252 (98.8%)

Green244 (95.7%)

Blue211 (82.7%)

Hue48.29°

Saturation (HSL)87.23%

Lightness90.78%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G F4 · B D3

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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