Colour

#FCF8DA

#FCF8DA
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Cornsilk

#FCF8DA is a yellow with RGB values 252, 248, 218 and HSL 53°, 85%, 92%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 19.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornsilk.

Colour values

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HEX#FCF8DA

RGBrgb(252, 248, 218)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.9725, 0.8549

RGB percentages98.8%, 97.3%, 85.5%

HSLhsl(52.9, 85%, 92.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.9, 13.5%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 1.6%, 13.5%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,578,778

CSS custom property--colour: #FCF8DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.92892WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness246 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 19.58:1

Contrast with white1.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black19.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#F7F7F7

Inverted#030725

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FEF6D8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFF8DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FFF4EFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.07:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text19.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornsilk · ΔE 1.5 Light yellow · ΔE 2.6 Beige · ΔE 3.2 Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 5.2 Papaya whip · ΔE 5.3 Blanched almond · ΔE 6.9

Nearest named CSS colourCornsilk (#FFF8DC)ΔE 1.51, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DADEFC

Analogous#FCE7DA, #EFFCDA

Triadic#DAFCF8, #F8DAFC

Split complementary#DAEFFC, #E7DAFC

Tetradic#DAFCE7, #DADEFC, #FCDAEF

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%#F8EFAB

Darker −20%#F4E67C

Darker −30%#F1DD4C

Darker −40%#EDD41D

More saturated +25%#FFFAD7

Less saturated −25%#F7F4DF

Channel breakdown

R252

G248

B218

Red252 (98.8%)

Green248 (97.3%)

Blue218 (85.5%)

Hue52.94°

Saturation (HSL)85%

Lightness92.16%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G F8 · B DA

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Colour values

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