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Recognised as Colour

#FDF9BB

  • #FDF9BB
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#FDF9BB is a yellow with RGB values 253, 249, 187 and HSL 56°, 94%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 19.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#FDF9BB#FDF9BB
HEX#FDF9BB
RGBrgb(253, 249, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.9922, 0.9765, 0.7333
RGB percentages99.2%, 97.6%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(56.4, 94.3%, 86.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(56.4, 26.1%, 99.2%)
CMYK0%, 1.6%, 26.1%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,644,539
CSS custom property--colour: #FDF9BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.92222WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness244 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 19.44:1
Contrast with white1.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black19.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#F5F5F5
Inverted#020644

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFF4B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#FFF8BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#FFF1E8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text19.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 5.9Lemon chiffon · ΔE 8.6Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 11.2Moccasin · ΔE 12.4Wheat · ΔE 13.8Navajo white · ΔE 14.5
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 5.85, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBBFFD
Analogous#FDD8BB, #E0FDBB
Triadic#BBFDF9, #F9BBFD
Split complementary#BBE0FD, #D8BBFD
Tetradic#BBFDD8, #BBBFFD, #FDBBE0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FEFDED
Darker −10%#FCF589
Darker −20%#FAF058
Darker −30%#F9EC26
Darker −40%#E5D807
More saturated +25%#FFFBB9
Less saturated −25%#F4F1C4

Channel breakdown

R253
G249
B187
Red253 (99.2%)
Green249 (97.6%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue56.36°
Saturation (HSL)94.29%
Lightness86.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FD · G F9 · B BB

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