Barley White is a light pastel shade of Yellow. It belongs to the color family Pastel Yellow, and it has high lightness and low saturation. Barley White is a pastel color. Barley White is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Barley White is #FFF4CE.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Barley White has 100%% Red, 96% Green, and 81% Blue.
Barley White has 47° Hue, 19% Saturation, and 100% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Barley White has 47° Hue, 96% Saturation, and 90% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Barley White has 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 19% yellow, and 0% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#FFF4CE |
|
RGB |
(255, 244, 206) |
(100%, 96%, 81%) |
HSV |
(47°, 19, 100) |
(13%, 19%, 100%) |
HSL |
(47°, 96, 90) |
(13%, 96%, 90%) |
CMYK |
(0, 4, 19, 0) |
(0%, 4%, 19%, 0%) |
The natural luminance of Barley White is 90%, which is high.
Barley White has a higher contrast with black than white.
Barley White and black have a 19.1:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Barley White and white have a 1.1:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
90% |
AAA (19.1) |
insufficient (1.1) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Barley White paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 12% Yellow, 7% Red, 81% White, as shown below.
Yellow
12%
Red
7%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
0%
White
81%
To mix Barley White paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 4% Magenta, 16% Yellow, 81% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
4%
Yellow
16%
Black
0%
White
81%
Colors similar to Barley White are: Milk Punch, Bleach White, Oasis, Lemon Chiffon, and Baja White. Bleach White is more orange and paler than Barley White. Oasis is more orange and darker than Barley White. Lemon Chiffon is more yellow and brighter and lighter than Barley White. Baja White is more yellow and lighter than Barley White.