Colour

#FFFFCD

#FFFFCD
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Lemon chiffon

#FFFFCD is a yellow with RGB values 255, 255, 205 and HSL 60°, 100%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 20.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lemon chiffon.

Colour values

#FFFFCD#FFFFCD

HEX#FFFFCD

RGBrgb(255, 255, 205)

RGB (0–1)1, 1, 0.8039

RGB percentages100%, 100%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(60, 100%, 90.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60, 19.6%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 0%, 19.6%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,777,165

CSS custom property--colour: #FFFFCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.97188WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness249.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 20.44:1

Contrast with white1.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black20.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#FBFBFB

Inverted#000032

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFFBCAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFFDCFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FFF8F1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.03:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text20.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lemon chiffon · ΔE 3.3 Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 5.2 Light yellow · ΔE 9.6 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 10.5 Cornsilk · ΔE 11.3 Moccasin · ΔE 12.8

Nearest named CSS colourLemon chiffon (#FFFACD)ΔE 3.28, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CDCDFF

Analogous#FFE6CD, #E6FFCD

Triadic#CDFFFF, #FFCDFF

Split complementary#CDE6FF, #E6CDFF

Tetradic#CDFFE6, #CDCDFF, #FFCDE6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FFFFFF

Darker −10%#FFFF9A

Darker −20%#FFFF67

Darker −30%#FFFF34

Darker −40%#FFFF01

More saturated +25%#FFFFCD

Less saturated −25%#F9F9D3

Channel breakdown

R255

G255

B205

Red255 (100%)

Green255 (100%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue60°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness90.2%

Dominant channelRed and Green

Hex per channelR FF · G FF · B CD

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