Recognised as Colour

#FCF4DA

#FCF4DA
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Cornsilk

#FCF4DA is a yellow with RGB values 252, 244, 218 and HSL 46°, 85%, 92%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 19.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornsilk.

Colour values

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HEX#FCF4DA

RGBrgb(252, 244, 218)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.9569, 0.8549

RGB percentages98.8%, 95.7%, 85.5%

HSLhsl(45.9, 85%, 92.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(45.9, 13.5%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 3.2%, 13.5%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,577,754

CSS custom property--colour: #FCF4DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.90459WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness243.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 19.09:1

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

Contrast with black19.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#F4F4F4

Inverted#030B25

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FAF3D8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#FCF5DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FFF0EDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.9 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 text19.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornsilk · ΔE 1.6 Beige · ΔE 3 Papaya whip · ΔE 3.2 Antique white · ΔE 4.6 Light yellow · ΔE 4.9 Blanched almond · ΔE 5.6

Nearest named CSS colourCornsilk (#FFF8DC)ΔE 1.64, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DAE2FC

Analogous#FCE3DA, #F3FCDA

Triadic#DAFCF4, #F4DAFC

Split complementary#DAF3FC, #E3DAFC

Tetradic#DAFCE3, #DAE2FC, #FCDAF3

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%#F8E6AB

Darker −20%#F4D87C

Darker −30%#F1CA4C

Darker −40%#EDBC1D

More saturated +25%#FFF6D7

Less saturated −25%#F7F1DF

Channel breakdown

R252

G244

B218

Red252 (98.8%)

Green244 (95.7%)

Blue218 (85.5%)

Hue45.88°

Saturation (HSL)85%

Lightness92.16%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G F4 · B DA

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