Colour

#FEF8E5

#FEF8E5
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Old lace

#FEF8E5 is a yellow with RGB values 254, 248, 229 and HSL 46°, 93%, 95%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 19.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Old lace.

Colour values

#FEF8E5#FEF8E5

HEX#FEF8E5

RGBrgb(254, 248, 229)

RGB (0–1)0.9961, 0.9725, 0.898

RGB percentages99.6%, 97.3%, 89.8%

HSLhsl(45.6, 92.6%, 94.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(45.6, 9.8%, 99.6%)

CMYK0%, 2.4%, 9.8%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,709,861

CSS custom property--colour: #FEF8E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.93863WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness247.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 19.77:1

Contrast with white1.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black19.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#F8F8F8

Inverted#01071A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FDF7E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#FEF9E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FFF5F2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.2 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 text19.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Old lace · ΔE 2.3 Ivory · ΔE 3.7 Beige · ΔE 4.1 Cornsilk · ΔE 4.6 Floral white · ΔE 4.7 Antique white · ΔE 5.2

Nearest named CSS colourOld lace (#FDF5E6)ΔE 2.28, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E5EBFE

Analogous#FEEBE5, #F8FEE5

Triadic#E5FEF8, #F8E5FE

Split complementary#E5F8FE, #EBE5FE

Tetradic#E5FEEB, #E5EBFE, #FEE5F8

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%#FCEBB4

Darker −20%#FADE83

Darker −30%#F8D052

Darker −40%#F6C321

More saturated +25%#FFF9E4

Less saturated −25%#FBF6E8

Channel breakdown

R254

G248

B229

Red254 (99.6%)

Green248 (97.3%)

Blue229 (89.8%)

Hue45.6°

Saturation (HSL)92.59%

Lightness94.71%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FE · G F8 · B E5

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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