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Colour

#FFFAAE

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

#FFFAAE is a yellow with RGB values 255, 250, 174 and HSL 56°, 100%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 19.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#FFFAAE#FFFAAE
HEX#FFFAAE
RGBrgb(255, 250, 174)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.9804, 0.6824
RGB percentages100%, 98%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(56.3, 100%, 84.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(56.3, 31.8%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 2%, 31.8%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,775,854
CSS custom property--colour: #FFFAAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.92687WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness244.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 19.54:1
Contrast with white1.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black19.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#F6F6F6
Inverted#000551

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFF4A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#FFF9B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#FFF0E6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text19.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 8.8Khaki · ΔE 10.4Lemon chiffon · ΔE 15.4Moccasin · ΔE 16.9Navajo white · ΔE 18Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 18.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 8.83, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AEB3FF
Analogous#FFD2AE, #DCFFAE
Triadic#AEFFFA, #FAAEFF
Split complementary#AEDCFF, #D2AEFF
Tetradic#AEFFD2, #AEB3FF, #FFAEDC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFFDE1
Darker −10%#FFF77B
Darker −20%#FFF448
Darker −30%#FFF115
Darker −40%#E1D300
More saturated +25%#FFFAAE
Less saturated −25%#F5F1B8

Channel breakdown

R255
G250
B174
Red255 (100%)
Green250 (98%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue56.3°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness84.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G FA · B AE

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