Colour

#FCF5CD

#FCF5CD
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Light goldenrod yellow

#FCF5CD is a yellow with RGB values 252, 245, 205 and HSL 51°, 89%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 19.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light goldenrod yellow.

Colour values

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HEX#FCF5CD

RGBrgb(252, 245, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.9608, 0.8039

RGB percentages98.8%, 96.1%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(51.1, 88.7%, 89.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.1, 18.7%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 2.8%, 18.7%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,577,997

CSS custom property--colour: #FCF5CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.90408WCAG 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 19.08:1

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

Contrast with black19.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#F4F4F4

Inverted#030A32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FDF2CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFF5CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FFEFEAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18 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 text19.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 2.9 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 2.9 Cornsilk · ΔE 6.2 Light yellow · ΔE 6.2 Blanched almond · ΔE 7.2 Papaya whip · ΔE 7.8

Nearest named CSS colourLight goldenrod yellow (#FAFAD2)ΔE 2.9, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CDD4FC

Analogous#FCDECD, #ECFCCD

Triadic#CDFCF5, #F5CDFC

Split complementary#CDECFC, #DDCDFC

Tetradic#CDFCDD, #CDD4FC, #FCCDEC

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%#F9EB9D

Darker −20%#F6E26D

Darker −30%#F3D83D

Darker −40%#EFCD0E

More saturated +25%#FFF7CA

Less saturated −25%#F5F0D4

Channel breakdown

R252

G245

B205

Red252 (98.8%)

Green245 (96.1%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue51.06°

Saturation (HSL)88.68%

Lightness89.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G F5 · B CD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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