Recognised as Colour

#F2C957

#F2C957
Orange
Light
Nearest: Goldenrod

#F2C957 is a orange with RGB values 242, 201, 87 and HSL 44°, 86%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#F2C957#F2C957

HEX#F2C957

RGBrgb(242, 201, 87)

RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.7882, 0.3412

RGB percentages94.9%, 78.8%, 34.1%

HSLhsl(44.1, 85.6%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(44.1, 64%, 94.9%)

CMYK0%, 16.9%, 64%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,911,255

CSS custom property--colour: #F2C957;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61339WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness205.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.27:1

Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9

Inverted#0D36A8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DEC74Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#E8D25Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FFBAB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 15.6 Khaki · ΔE 20.8 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 24.6 Dark khaki · ΔE 25.8 Sandy brown · ΔE 26.5 Gold · ΔE 27.1

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 15.57, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5780F2

Analogous#F27B57, #CEF257

Triadic#57F2C9, #C957F2

Split complementary#57CEF2, #7B57F2

Tetradic#57F27B, #5780F2, #F257CE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDF7E5

Lighter +20%#F9E7B6

Lighter +10%#F6D886

Darker −10%#EEBA28

Darker −20%#D39F10

Darker −30%#A37B0D

Darker −40%#745809

More saturated +25%#FFCF4A

Less saturated −25%#DBBE6E

Channel breakdown

R242

G201

B87

Red242 (94.9%)

Green201 (78.8%)

Blue87 (34.1%)

Hue44.13°

Saturation (HSL)85.64%

Lightness64.51%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F2 · G C9 · B 57

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F2C957 (chemical formula)

Formula
11,532.523 g/mol
959 atoms

F2C957 has a molar mass of 11,532.523 g/mol, made up of 959 atoms across 2 elements: 2 × F, 957 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass11,532.523 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule959

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.9150205 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram5.2218762 × 10^19

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

F0.3%

C99.7%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 0.329%

Carbon (C × 957)11,494.527 g/mol, 99.671%

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