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Snowy Tuscan

#f6fbe6
Notes

Snowy Tuscan (#F6FBE6) is a soft yellow with a pastel character. It reads calm and airy, with enough chroma to feel intentional rather than washed out. Its HSL profile (74°, 72%, 94%) places it in the balanced band at a light lightness. It works as a background wash, large-area fill, or soft illustration tone. Add a darker ink of the same hue when you need type over it. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary indigo. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#f6fbe6
RGB
rgb(246, 251, 230)
HSL
hsl(74, 72%, 94%)
HWB
hwb(74 90% 2%)
OKLCH
oklch(97.9% 0.028 117.8)
HSV
hsv(74, 8%, 98%)
LAB
lab(97.75% -5.24 9.49)
LCH
lch(97.75% 10.85 118.92)
CMYK
cmyk(2%, 0%, 8%, 2%)

Closest matches

The nearest named color in three reference sources, ranked by perceptual distance (ΔE76 in CIELAB). ΔE < 1 is imperceptible to most viewers; ΔE > 10 is clearly different. When two sources point to the same hex they’re merged into one tile; click any to open that color’s page.

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Accessibility

Color-vision simulation

How this color appears to viewers with the four major color-vision-deficiency types. Computed via the Machado (2009) physiologically-based model. If a tile matches the original, the color reads the same to that viewer.

#f6fbe6
Original
#fef8e5
Protanopia
#fef9e7
Deuteranopia
#f8f8f5
Tritanopia
#f8f8f8
Achromatopsia
WCAG contrast

The color used as foreground text against pure white and pure black, with the contrast ratio and WCAG 2.1 grade. Aim for AA (4.5:1) for body text and AA Large (3:1) for 18 pt+ headlines; AAA (7:1) is the gold standard for long-form reading surfaces.

The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
Failon White
1.06:1
The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAAon Black
19.86:1

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