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Recognised as Colour

#FFF5AB

  • #FFF5AB
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#FFF5AB is a yellow with RGB values 255, 245, 171 and HSL 53°, 100%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#FFF5AB#FFF5AB
HEX#FFF5AB
RGBrgb(255, 245, 171)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.9608, 0.6706
RGB percentages100%, 96.1%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(52.9, 100%, 83.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.9, 32.9%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 3.9%, 32.9%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,774,571
CSS custom property--colour: #FFF5AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.89505WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness240.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.9:1
Contrast with white1.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black18.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#F2F2F2
Inverted#000A54

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFF0A6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#FFF5AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FFEBE2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.11:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text18.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 7.5Khaki · ΔE 9.9Lemon chiffon · ΔE 14.9Moccasin · ΔE 14.9Navajo white · ΔE 15.7Wheat · ΔE 16.9
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 7.53, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ABB5FF
Analogous#FFCBAB, #DFFFAB
Triadic#ABFFF5, #F5ABFF
Split complementary#ABDFFF, #CBABFF
Tetradic#ABFFCB, #ABB5FF, #FFABDF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFFBDE
Darker −10%#FFEF78
Darker −20%#FFE945
Darker −30%#FFE312
Darker −40%#DEC400
More saturated +25%#FFF5AB
Less saturated −25%#F4EDB5

Channel breakdown

R255
G245
B171
Red255 (100%)
Green245 (96.1%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue52.86°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness83.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G F5 · B AB

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