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#F1DCAC Color

#F1DCAC is rgb(241, 220, 172) in RGB, hsl(42, 71%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 9%, 29%, 5%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Wheat (#F5DEB3), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.72. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F1DCAC
HEX#F1DCAC
RGBrgb(241, 220, 172)
HSLhsl(42, 71%, 81%)
HSVhsv(42, 29%, 95%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 9%, 29%, 5%)
OKLCHoklch(90% 0.066 87.1)
LABlab(88.63% 2.25 26.44)
LCHlch(88.63% 26.54 85.13)

What #F1DCAC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #F1DCAC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#F1DCAC Channel Values

How #F1DCAC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 241 · G 220 · B 1728-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 42° · S 71% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 42° · S 29% · V 95%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 9% · Y 29% · K 5%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.35:1 vs white · 15.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F1DCAC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #F1DCAC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #F1DCAC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F1DCAC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #F1DCAC

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F1DCAC.

How #F1DCAC Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#F1DCAC
Protanopia#E0E0AC
Protanomaly#E7DEAC
Deuteranopia#E3E3AB
Deuteranomaly#E9E0AB
Tritanopia#F6D7D7
Tritanomaly#F4D9C7
Achromatopsia#DEDEDE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F1DCAC in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-f1dcac: #F1DCAC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F1DCAC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f1dcac': '#F1DCAC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.945, green: 0.863, blue: 0.675)
Android XML<color name="color_f1dcac">#F1DCAC</color>
SVG fillfill="#F1DCAC"

More Yellow Colors

#F1DCAC sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F1DCAC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F1DCAC?

#F1DCAC is a lightest yellow — rgb(241, 220, 172) in RGB and hsl(42, 71%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Wheat (#F5DEB3), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.72.

What is the RGB value of #F1DCAC?

#F1DCAC is rgb(241, 220, 172) — red 241, green 220, and blue 172 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F1DCAC?

#F1DCAC converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 9%, 29%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F1DCAC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F1DCAC scores 1.35:1 against white and 15.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F1DCAC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F1DCAC is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is wheat (#F5DEB3) at a CIE76 distance of 2.72, which is very hard to tell apart.

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