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Colour

#FDF8DE

  • #FDF8DE
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Cornsilk

#FDF8DE is a yellow with RGB values 253, 248, 222 and HSL 50°, 89%, 93%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 19.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornsilk.

Colour values

#FDF8DE#FDF8DE
HEX#FDF8DE
RGBrgb(253, 248, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.9922, 0.9725, 0.8706
RGB percentages99.2%, 97.3%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(50.3, 88.6%, 93.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.3, 12.3%, 99.2%)
CMYK0%, 2%, 12.3%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,644,318
CSS custom property--colour: #FDF8DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.93291WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness246.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 19.66:1
Contrast with white1.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black19.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#F7F7F7
Inverted#020721

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FEF6DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#FFF8DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#FFF4F1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text19.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornsilk · ΔE 1.3Beige · ΔE 2.4Light yellow · ΔE 3.6Papaya whip · ΔE 4.7Old lace · ΔE 5.7Antique white · ΔE 5.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornsilk (#FFF8DC)ΔE 1.27, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEE3FD
Analogous#FDE9DE, #F3FDDE
Triadic#DEFDF8, #F8DEFD
Split complementary#DEF3FD, #E9DEFD
Tetradic#DEFDE9, #DEE3FD, #FDDEF3

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%#FAEEAE
Darker −20%#F7E47E
Darker −30%#F4D94E
Darker −40%#F1CF1E
More saturated +25%#FFF9DC
Less saturated −25%#F9F5E2

Channel breakdown

R253
G248
B222
Red253 (99.2%)
Green248 (97.3%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue50.32°
Saturation (HSL)88.57%
Lightness93.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FD · G F8 · B DE

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