Nearest-color comparison
Lemon Chiffon #FFFACD vs Light Goldenrod Yellow #FAFAD2: RGB distance 7.1 and contrast 1.01:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Lemon Chiffon and Light Goldenrod Yellow are very close, with an RGB distance of 7.1. Lemon Chiffon is lighter by 0.0069, and Lemon Chiffon is more saturated by 20 percentage points. Their mutual contrast is 1.01:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.
The main measurable differences between Lemon Chiffon and Light Goldenrod Yellow across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
yellow color
Lemon Chiffon is #FFFACD, a warm yellow with hue 54°, saturation 100% and luminance 0.9404. Beside Light Goldenrod Yellow, it is lighter and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 19.81:1.
yellow color
Light Goldenrod Yellow is #FAFAD2, a warm yellow with hue 60°, saturation 80% and luminance 0.9335. Beside Lemon Chiffon, it is darker and less saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 19.67:1.
Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.
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Colors Encyclopedia
colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and linksdifferencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributesaccessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each coloruseCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them togetherrelatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints[
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