Recognised as Colour

#FDEFAD

#FDEFAD
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#FDEFAD is a yellow with RGB values 253, 239, 173 and HSL 50°, 95%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#FDEFAD#FDEFAD

HEX#FDEFAD

RGBrgb(253, 239, 173)

RGB (0–1)0.9922, 0.9373, 0.6784

RGB percentages99.2%, 93.7%, 67.8%

HSLhsl(49.5, 95.2%, 83.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.5, 31.6%, 99.2%)

CMYK0%, 5.5%, 31.6%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,641,965

CSS custom property--colour: #FDEFAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.85633WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness236.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.13:1

Contrast with white1.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black18.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#EDEDED

Inverted#021052

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FCEBA9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFF0AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Tritanopia#FFE6DEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.16:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text18.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 4.8 Moccasin · ΔE 10.6 Navajo white · ΔE 11.6 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 12 Wheat · ΔE 12.6 Khaki · ΔE 12.6

Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 4.76, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ADBBFD

Analogous#FDC7AD, #E3FDAD

Triadic#ADFDEF, #EFADFD

Split complementary#ADE3FD, #C7ADFD

Tetradic#ADFDC7, #ADBBFD, #FDADE3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FEF9DF

Darker −10%#FCE57B

Darker −20%#FBDC49

Darker −30%#F9D218

Darker −40%#D9B405

More saturated +25%#FFF0AB

Less saturated −25%#F3E8B8

Channel breakdown

R253

G239

B173

Red253 (99.2%)

Green239 (93.7%)

Blue173 (67.8%)

Hue49.5°

Saturation (HSL)95.24%

Lightness83.53%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FD · G EF · B AD

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