Colour

#FFFB8C

#FFFB8C
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#FFFB8C is a yellow with RGB values 255, 251, 140 and HSL 58°, 100%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 19.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#FFFB8C#FFFB8C

HEX#FFFB8C

RGBrgb(255, 251, 140)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.9843, 0.549

RGB percentages100%, 98.4%, 54.9%

HSLhsl(57.9, 100%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(57.9, 45.1%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 1.6%, 45.1%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,776,076

CSS custom property--colour: #FFFB8C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.92148WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness242.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 19.43:1

Contrast with white1.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black19.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#F4F4F4

Inverted#000473

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFF383no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFF891no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Tritanopia#FFEEE1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.08:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text19.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 11.6 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 23.9 Dark khaki · ΔE 27.8 Navajo white · ΔE 31.7 Moccasin · ΔE 31.8 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 32.2

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 11.58, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8C90FF

Analogous#FFC28C, #CAFF8C

Triadic#8CFFFB, #FB8CFF

Split complementary#8CCAFF, #C28CFF

Tetradic#8CFFC2, #8C90FF, #FF8CCA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFF2

Lighter +10%#FFFDBF

Darker −10%#FFF959

Darker −20%#FFF726

Darker −30%#F2EA00

Darker −40%#BFB800

More saturated +25%#FFFB8C

Less saturated −25%#F1EE9A

Channel breakdown

R255

G251

B140

Red255 (100%)

Green251 (98.4%)

Blue140 (54.9%)

Hue57.91°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness77.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G FB · B 8C

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Colour values

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