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Recognised as Colour

#FDFDB3

  • #FDFDB3
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#FDFDB3 is a yellow with RGB values 253, 253, 179 and HSL 60°, 95%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 19.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#FDFDB3#FDFDB3
HEX#FDFDB3
RGBrgb(253, 253, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.9922, 0.9922, 0.702
RGB percentages99.2%, 99.2%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(60, 94.9%, 84.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 29.2%, 99.2%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 29.2%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,645,555
CSS custom property--colour: #FDFDB3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.94388WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness245.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 19.88:1
Contrast with white1.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black19.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#F8F8F8
Inverted#02024C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFF7AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#FFFAB6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FFF4EAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.06:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text19.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 8.9Khaki · ΔE 12.2Lemon chiffon · ΔE 14.4Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 16.9Moccasin · ΔE 17.4Navajo white · ΔE 18.8
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 8.88, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B3B3FD
Analogous#FDD8B3, #D8FDB3
Triadic#B3FDFD, #FDB3FD
Split complementary#B3D8FD, #D8B3FD
Tetradic#B3FDD8, #B3B3FD, #FDB3D8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FEFEE5
Darker −10%#FCFC81
Darker −20%#FAFA50
Darker −30%#F9F91E
Darker −40%#DEDE06
More saturated +25%#FFFFB1
Less saturated −25%#F3F3BD

Channel breakdown

R253
G253
B179
Red253 (99.2%)
Green253 (99.2%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)94.87%
Lightness84.71%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR FD · G FD · B B3

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