Colour

#FCF8A8

#FCF8A8
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#FCF8A8 is a yellow with RGB values 252, 248, 168 and HSL 57°, 93%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 19.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#FCF8A8#FCF8A8

HEX#FCF8A8

RGBrgb(252, 248, 168)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.9725, 0.6588

RGB percentages98.8%, 97.3%, 65.9%

HSLhsl(57.1, 93.3%, 82.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(57.1, 33.3%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 1.6%, 33.3%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,578,728

CSS custom property--colour: #FCF8A8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.90657WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness241.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 19.13:1

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

Contrast with black19.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#F3F3F3

Inverted#030757

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFF2A2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFF6ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Tritanopia#FFEEE4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.2 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 text19.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 8.5 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 10 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 17.5 Moccasin · ΔE 18.5 Navajo white · ΔE 19.3 Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 20.1

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 8.54, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A8ACFC

Analogous#FCCEA8, #D6FCA8

Triadic#A8FCF8, #F8A8FC

Split complementary#A8D6FC, #CEA8FC

Tetradic#A8FCCE, #A8ACFC, #FCA8D6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FEFCD9

Darker −10%#FAF477

Darker −20%#F9F045

Darker −30%#F7EC14

Darker −40%#D1C707

More saturated +25%#FFFBA5

Less saturated −25%#F1EEB3

Channel breakdown

R252

G248

B168

Red252 (98.8%)

Green248 (97.3%)

Blue168 (65.9%)

Hue57.14°

Saturation (HSL)93.33%

Lightness82.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G F8 · B A8

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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