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Recognised as Colour

#FFFCBA

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

#FFFCBA is a yellow with RGB values 255, 252, 186 and HSL 57°, 100%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 19.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#FFFCBA#FFFCBA
HEX#FFFCBA
RGBrgb(255, 252, 186)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.9882, 0.7294
RGB percentages100%, 98.8%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(57.4, 100%, 86.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(57.4, 27.1%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 1.2%, 27.1%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,776,378
CSS custom property--colour: #FFFCBA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.94426WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness246.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 19.89:1
Contrast with white1.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black19.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#F8F8F8
Inverted#000345

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFF7B6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#FFFABCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#FFF3EBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.2 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 text19.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 6.9Lemon chiffon · ΔE 10.5Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 13.1Moccasin · ΔE 14.1Khaki · ΔE 14.9Wheat · ΔE 15.7
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 6.95, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BABDFF
Analogous#FFDABA, #DFFFBA
Triadic#BAFFFC, #FCBAFF
Split complementary#BADFFF, #DABAFF
Tetradic#BAFFDA, #BABDFF, #FFBADF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFFEED
Darker −10%#FFFA87
Darker −20%#FFF854
Darker −30%#FFF521
Darker −40%#EDE300
More saturated +25%#FFFCBA
Less saturated −25%#F6F4C3

Channel breakdown

R255
G252
B186
Red255 (100%)
Green252 (98.8%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue57.39°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness86.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G FC · B BA

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