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Recognised as Colour

#FDF1AD

  • #FDF1AD
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#FDF1AD is a yellow with RGB values 253, 241, 173 and HSL 51°, 95%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#FDF1AD#FDF1AD
HEX#FDF1AD
RGBrgb(253, 241, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.9922, 0.9451, 0.6784
RGB percentages99.2%, 94.5%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(51, 95.2%, 83.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51, 31.6%, 99.2%)
CMYK0%, 4.7%, 31.6%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,642,477
CSS custom property--colour: #FDF1AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.8681WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness238 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.36:1
Contrast with white1.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black18.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EFEFEF
Inverted#020E52

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#FEEDA8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#FFF2AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Tritanopia#FFE8DFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.14:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text18.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 5.11, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#ADB9FD
Analogous#FDC9AD, #E1FDAD
Triadic#ADFDF1, #F1ADFD
Split complementary#ADE1FD, #C9ADFD
Tetradic#ADFDC9, #ADB9FD, #FDADE1

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FEFADF
Darker −10%#FCE97B
Darker −20%#FBE049
Darker −30%#F9D818
Darker −40%#D9B905
More saturated +25%#FFF2AB
Less saturated −25%#F3EAB8

Channel breakdown

R253
G241
B173
Red253 (99.2%)
Green241 (94.5%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue51°
Saturation (HSL)95.24%
Lightness83.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FD · G F1 · B AD

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