Recognised as Colour

#F2CD3C

#F2CD3C
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#F2CD3C is a yellow with RGB values 242, 205, 60 and HSL 48°, 87%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#F2CD3C#F2CD3C

HEX#F2CD3C

RGBrgb(242, 205, 60)

RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.8039, 0.2353

RGB percentages94.9%, 80.4%, 23.5%

HSLhsl(47.8, 87.5%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(47.8, 75.2%, 94.9%)

CMYK0%, 15.3%, 75.2%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,912,252

CSS custom property--colour: #F2CD3C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62866WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness206.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.57:1

Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CACACA

Inverted#0D32C3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E3C920no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#ECD445no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FFBCB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 15.4 Goldenrod · ΔE 16.2 Orange · ΔE 27.3 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 28.2 Khaki · ΔE 29.1 Yellow · ΔE 33.2

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 15.44, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3C61F2

Analogous#F2723C, #BCF23C

Triadic#3CF2CD, #CD3CF2

Split complementary#3CBCF2, #723CF2

Tetradic#3CF272, #3C61F2, #F23CBC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFEFB

Lighter +30%#FCF2CB

Lighter +20%#F8E69C

Lighter +10%#F5D96C

Darker −10%#EBBF10

Darker −20%#BC980D

Darker −30%#8C7109

Darker −40%#5C4A06

More saturated +25%#FFD52F

Less saturated −25%#D8BE56

Channel breakdown

R242

G205

B60

Red242 (94.9%)

Green205 (80.4%)

Blue60 (23.5%)

Hue47.8°

Saturation (HSL)87.5%

Lightness59.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F2 · G CD · B 3C

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F2Cd3C (chemical formula)

Formula
387.237 g/mol
6 atoms

F2Cd3C has a molar mass of 387.237 g/mol, made up of 6 atoms across 3 elements: 2 × F, 3 × Cd, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass387.237 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule6

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule6.4302217 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.5551563 × 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

F9.8%

Cd87.1%

C3.1%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 9.812%

Cadmium (Cd × 3)337.23 g/mol, 87.086%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 3.102%

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