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Colour

#FCF9EF

  • #FCF9EF
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Floral white

#FCF9EF is a yellow with RGB values 252, 249, 239 and HSL 46°, 68%, 96%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 19.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Floral white.

Colour values

#FCF9EF#FCF9EF
HEX#FCF9EF
RGBrgb(252, 249, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.9765, 0.9373
RGB percentages98.8%, 97.6%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(46.2, 68.4%, 96.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.2, 5.2%, 98.8%)
CMYK0%, 1.2%, 5.2%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,579,055
CSS custom property--colour: #FCF9EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.94679WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness248.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 19.94:1
Contrast with white1.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black19.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#F9F9F9
Inverted#030610

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FBF8EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#FCF9EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#FEF7F6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text19.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Floral white · ΔE 0.9Sea shell · ΔE 3Ivory · ΔE 3.2Old lace · ΔE 3.3Linen · ΔE 3.6Snow · ΔE 5.2
Nearest named CSS colourFloral white (#FFFAF0)ΔE 0.87, indistinguishable to the eye
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFF2FC
Analogous#FCF3EF, #F9FCEF
Triadic#EFFCF9, #F9EFFC
Split complementary#EFF9FC, #F3EFFC
Tetradic#EFFCF3, #EFF2FC, #FCEFF9

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%#F4E9C4
Darker −20%#ECD999
Darker −30%#E4C96E
Darker −40%#DCB943
More saturated +25%#FEFAED
Less saturated −25%#FAF8F1

Channel breakdown

R252
G249
B239
Red252 (98.8%)
Green249 (97.6%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue46.15°
Saturation (HSL)68.42%
Lightness96.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FC · G F9 · B EF

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