Colour

#FCFCE0

#FCFCE0
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Light yellow

#FCFCE0 is a yellow with RGB values 252, 252, 224 and HSL 60°, 82%, 93%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 20.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light yellow.

Colour values

#FCFCE0#FCFCE0

HEX#FCFCE0

RGBrgb(252, 252, 224)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.9882, 0.8784

RGB percentages98.8%, 98.8%, 87.8%

HSLhsl(60, 82.4%, 93.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60, 11.1%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 0%, 11.1%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,579,808

CSS custom property--colour: #FCFCE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.95698WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness249 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 20.14:1

Contrast with white1.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black20.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#FAFAFA

Inverted#03031F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFF9DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFFBE1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Tritanopia#FFF8F4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.04:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text20.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light yellow · ΔE 1.8 Cornsilk · ΔE 2.7 Beige · ΔE 2.8 Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 6.2 Ivory · ΔE 6.7 Papaya whip · ΔE 6.8

Nearest named CSS colourLight yellow (#FFFFE0)ΔE 1.77, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E0E0FC

Analogous#FCEEE0, #EEFCE0

Triadic#E0FCFC, #FCE0FC

Split complementary#E0EEFC, #EEE0FC

Tetradic#E0FCEE, #E0E0FC, #FCE0EE

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%#F8F8B1

Darker −20%#F3F383

Darker −30%#EFEF54

Darker −40%#EAEA26

More saturated +25%#FFFFDD

Less saturated −25%#F8F8E4

Channel breakdown

R252

G252

B224

Red252 (98.8%)

Green252 (98.8%)

Blue224 (87.8%)

Hue60°

Saturation (HSL)82.35%

Lightness93.33%

Dominant channelRed and Green

Hex per channelR FC · G FC · B E0

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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