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Recognised as Colour

#FCF7D3

  • #FCF7D3
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light goldenrod yellow

#FCF7D3 is a yellow with RGB values 252, 247, 211 and HSL 53°, 87%, 91%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 19.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light goldenrod yellow.

Colour values

#FCF7D3#FCF7D3
HEX#FCF7D3
RGBrgb(252, 247, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.9686, 0.8275
RGB percentages98.8%, 96.9%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(52.7, 87.2%, 90.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.7, 16.3%, 98.8%)
CMYK0%, 2%, 16.3%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,578,515
CSS custom property--colour: #FCF7D3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.9192WCAG 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 19.38:1
Contrast with white1.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black19.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#F5F5F5
Inverted#03082C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FEF4D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#FFF7D4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FFF2EDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text19.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 2.8Light yellow · ΔE 4.1Cornsilk · ΔE 4.2Lemon chiffon · ΔE 4.6Beige · ΔE 5.9Papaya whip · ΔE 6.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight goldenrod yellow (#FAFAD2)ΔE 2.75, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D3D8FC
Analogous#FCE3D3, #EDFCD3
Triadic#D3FCF7, #F7D3FC
Split complementary#D3ECFC, #E3D3FC
Tetradic#D3FCE3, #D3D8FC, #FCD3EC

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%#F9EEA3
Darker −20%#F5E674
Darker −30%#F2DD44
Darker −40%#EFD414
More saturated +25%#FFF9D0
Less saturated −25%#F6F3D9

Channel breakdown

R252
G247
B211
Red252 (98.8%)
Green247 (96.9%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue52.68°
Saturation (HSL)87.23%
Lightness90.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FC · G F7 · B D3

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