Recognised as Colour

#F2BE57

#F2BE57
Orange
Light
Nearest: Goldenrod

#F2BE57 is a orange with RGB values 242, 190, 87 and HSL 40°, 86%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#F2BE57#F2BE57

HEX#F2BE57

RGBrgb(242, 190, 87)

RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.7451, 0.3412

RGB percentages94.9%, 74.5%, 34.1%

HSLhsl(39.9, 85.6%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(39.9, 64%, 94.9%)

CMYK0%, 21.5%, 64%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,908,439

CSS custom property--colour: #F2BE57;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56392WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness198.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.28:1

Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2

Inverted#0D41A8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D4BE4Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#E0CB5Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FFAEA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 14.3 Sandy brown · ΔE 19.5 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 21.3 Khaki · ΔE 23.7 Peru · ΔE 24.6 Dark khaki · ΔE 25.7

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 14.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#578BF2

Analogous#F27057, #D9F257

Triadic#57F2BE, #BE57F2

Split complementary#57D9F2, #7157F2

Tetradic#57F270, #578BF2, #F257D8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDF5E5

Lighter +20%#F9E3B6

Lighter +10%#F6D086

Darker −10%#EEAC28

Darker −20%#D39110

Darker −30%#A3710D

Darker −40%#745009

More saturated +25%#FFC24A

Less saturated −25%#DBB76E

Channel breakdown

R242

G190

B87

Red242 (94.9%)

Green190 (74.5%)

Blue87 (34.1%)

Hue39.87°

Saturation (HSL)85.64%

Lightness64.51%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F2 · G BE · B 57

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F2Be57 (chemical formula)

Formula
551.6914 g/mol
59 atoms

F2Be57 has a molar mass of 551.6914 g/mol, made up of 59 atoms across 2 elements: 2 × F, 57 × Be.

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Molar mass

Molar mass551.6914 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule59

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule9.1610512 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.0915778 × 10^21

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

F6.9%

Be93.1%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 6.887%

Beryllium (Be × 57)513.6954 g/mol, 93.113%

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