Colour
#FCF5DF
- #FCF5DF
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Beige
#FCF5DF is a yellow with RGB values 252, 245, 223 and HSL 46°, 83%, 93%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 19.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Beige.
Colour values
#FCF5DF#FCF5DF
HEX#FCF5DF
RGBrgb(252, 245, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.9608, 0.8745
RGB percentages98.8%, 96.1%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(45.5, 82.9%, 93.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.5, 11.5%, 98.8%)
CMYK0%, 2.8%, 11.5%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,578,015
CSS custom property--colour: #FCF5DF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.91328WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness244.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 19.27:1
Contrast with white1.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black19.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#F5F5F5
Inverted#030A20
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text19.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DFE6FC
Analogous#FCE7DF, #F5FCDF
Triadic#DFFCF5, #F5DFFC
Split complementary#DFF5FC, #E7DFFC
Tetradic#DFFCE7, #DFE6FC, #FCDFF5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R252
G245
B223
Red252 (98.8%)
Green245 (96.1%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue45.52°
Saturation (HSL)82.86%
Lightness93.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FC · G F5 · B DF
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