Colour

#FFF2C3

#FFF2C3
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Lemon chiffon

#FFF2C3 is a yellow with RGB values 255, 242, 195 and HSL 47°, 100%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lemon chiffon.

Colour values

#FFF2C3#FFF2C3

HEX#FFF2C3

RGBrgb(255, 242, 195)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.949, 0.7647

RGB percentages100%, 94.9%, 76.5%

HSLhsl(47, 100%, 88.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(47, 23.5%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 5.1%, 23.5%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,773,827

CSS custom property--colour: #FFF2C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.88704WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness241.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.74:1

Contrast with white1.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black18.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#F1F1F1

Inverted#000D3C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FCEFC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFF4C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Tritanopia#FFEBE5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.12:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text18.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lemon chiffon · ΔE 4 Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 6.5 Moccasin · ΔE 6.8 Wheat · ΔE 7.5 Blanched almond · ΔE 8.9 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 9.1

Nearest named CSS colourLemon chiffon (#FFFACD)ΔE 3.99, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C3D0FF

Analogous#FFD4C3, #EEFFC3

Triadic#C3FFF2, #F2C3FF

Split complementary#C3EEFF, #D4C3FF

Tetradic#C3FFD4, #C3D0FF, #FFC3EE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FFFDF6

Darker −10%#FFE790

Darker −20%#FFDC5D

Darker −30%#FFD12A

Darker −40%#F6C100

More saturated +25%#FFF2C3

Less saturated −25%#F8EECB

Channel breakdown

R255

G242

B195

Red255 (100%)

Green242 (94.9%)

Blue195 (76.5%)

Hue47°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness88.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G F2 · B C3

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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