Colour

#FCF8EA

#FCF8EA
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Old lace

#FCF8EA is a yellow with RGB values 252, 248, 234 and HSL 47°, 75%, 95%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 19.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Old lace.

Colour values

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HEX#FCF8EA

RGBrgb(252, 248, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.9725, 0.9176

RGB percentages98.8%, 97.3%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(46.7, 75%, 95.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(46.7, 7.1%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 1.6%, 7.1%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,578,794

CSS custom property--colour: #FCF8EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.93771WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness247.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 19.75:1

Contrast with white1.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black19.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#F8F8F8

Inverted#030715

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FBF7E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#FDF8EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#FFF6F4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.06:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text19.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Old lace · ΔE 1.7 Floral white · ΔE 2.2 Ivory · ΔE 2.6 Linen · ΔE 3.7 Sea shell · ΔE 4.2 Beige · ΔE 6

Nearest named CSS colourOld lace (#FDF5E6)ΔE 1.73, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EAEEFC

Analogous#FCEFEA, #F7FCEA

Triadic#EAFCF8, #F8EAFC

Split complementary#EAF7FC, #EFEAFC

Tetradic#EAFCEF, #EAEEFC, #FCEAF7

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%#F6E9BD

Darker −20%#EFDA91

Darker −30%#E9CB64

Darker −40%#E3BC37

More saturated +25%#FFFAE7

Less saturated −25%#F9F6ED

Channel breakdown

R252

G248

B234

Red252 (98.8%)

Green248 (97.3%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue46.67°

Saturation (HSL)75%

Lightness95.29%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G F8 · B EA

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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