Colour

#FCFFE8

#FCFFE8
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Beige

#FCFFE8 is a yellow with RGB values 252, 255, 232 and HSL 68°, 100%, 95%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 20.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Beige.

Colour values

#FCFFE8#FCFFE8

HEX#FCFFE8

RGBrgb(252, 255, 232)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 1, 0.9098

RGB percentages98.8%, 100%, 91%

HSLhsl(67.8, 100%, 95.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(67.8, 9%, 100%)

CMYK1.2%, 0%, 9%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,580,584

CSS custom property--colour: #FCFFE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.98042WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness251.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 20.61:1

Contrast with white1.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black20.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#FDFDFD

Inverted#030017

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFFCE7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFFDE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Tritanopia#FFFCF8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.02:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text20.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Beige · ΔE 3.6 Light yellow · ΔE 4.2 Ivory · ΔE 4.2 Cornsilk · ΔE 4.8 Honeydew · ΔE 5.9 Old lace · ΔE 6.1

Nearest named CSS colourBeige (#F5F5DC)ΔE 3.64, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EBE8FF

Analogous#FFF6E8, #F1FFE8

Triadic#E8FCFF, #FFE8FC

Split complementary#E8F1FF, #F7E8FF

Tetradic#E8FFF7, #EBE8FF, #FFE8F1

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%#F5FFB5

Darker −20%#EFFF82

Darker −30%#E8FF4F

Darker −40%#E1FF1C

More saturated +25%#FCFFE8

Less saturated −25%#FAFCEB

Channel breakdown

R252

G255

B232

Red252 (98.8%)

Green255 (100%)

Blue232 (91%)

Hue67.83°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness95.49%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR FC · G FF · B E8

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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