Colour

#FCF5DC

#FCF5DC
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Cornsilk

#FCF5DC is a yellow with RGB values 252, 245, 220 and HSL 47°, 84%, 93%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 19.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornsilk.

Colour values

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HEX#FCF5DC

RGBrgb(252, 245, 220)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.9608, 0.8627

RGB percentages98.8%, 96.1%, 86.3%

HSLhsl(46.9, 84.2%, 92.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(46.9, 12.7%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 2.8%, 12.7%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,578,012

CSS custom property--colour: #FCF5DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.91168WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness244.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 19.23:1

Contrast with white1.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black19.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#F5F5F5

Inverted#030A23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FBF3DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#FDF6DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FFF1EEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.09:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text19.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornsilk · ΔE 1.8 Beige · ΔE 2.6 Papaya whip · ΔE 3.7 Antique white · ΔE 4.7 Light yellow · ΔE 4.8 Old lace · ΔE 5.1

Nearest named CSS colourCornsilk (#FFF8DC)ΔE 1.78, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DCE3FC

Analogous#FCE5DC, #F3FCDC

Triadic#DCFCF5, #F5DCFC

Split complementary#DCF3FC, #E5DCFC

Tetradic#DCFCE5, #DCE3FC, #FCDCF3

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%#F8E8AD

Darker −20%#F4DA7E

Darker −30%#F0CD4F

Darker −40%#ECBF20

More saturated +25%#FFF7D9

Less saturated −25%#F7F2E1

Channel breakdown

R252

G245

B220

Red252 (98.8%)

Green245 (96.1%)

Blue220 (86.3%)

Hue46.87°

Saturation (HSL)84.21%

Lightness92.55%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G F5 · B DC

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Colour values

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