Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#FCF9D1

  • #FCF9D1
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light goldenrod yellow

#FCF9D1 is a yellow with RGB values 252, 249, 209 and HSL 56°, 88%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 19.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light goldenrod yellow.

Colour values

#FCF9D1#FCF9D1
HEX#FCF9D1
RGBrgb(252, 249, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.9765, 0.8196
RGB percentages98.8%, 97.6%, 82%
HSLhsl(55.8, 87.8%, 90.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(55.8, 17.1%, 98.8%)
CMYK0%, 1.2%, 17.1%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,579,025
CSS custom property--colour: #FCF9D1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.9305WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness245.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 19.61:1
Contrast with white1.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black19.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#F7F7F7
Inverted#03062E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFF6CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#FFF8D2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#FFF3EEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18 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 text19.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 1.1Lemon chiffon · ΔE 2.7Light yellow · ΔE 5.2Cornsilk · ΔE 6.2Beige · ΔE 7.8Blanched almond · ΔE 8.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight goldenrod yellow (#FAFAD2)ΔE 1.13, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D1D4FC
Analogous#FCE3D1, #EAFCD1
Triadic#D1FCF9, #F9D1FC
Split complementary#D1E9FC, #E4D1FC
Tetradic#D1FCE3, #D1D4FC, #FCD1E9

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%#F9F3A1
Darker −20%#F6ED71
Darker −30%#F3E641
Darker −40%#F0E011
More saturated +25%#FFFCCE
Less saturated −25%#F6F4D7

Channel breakdown

R252
G249
B209
Red252 (98.8%)
Green249 (97.6%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue55.81°
Saturation (HSL)87.76%
Lightness90.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FC · G F9 · B D1

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “fcf9d1” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.