Recognised as Colour

#F8FCC9

#F8FCC9
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Lemon chiffon

#F8FCC9 is a yellow with RGB values 248, 252, 201 and HSL 65°, 89%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 19.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lemon chiffon.

Colour values

#F8FCC9#F8FCC9

HEX#F8FCC9

RGBrgb(248, 252, 201)

RGB (0–1)0.9725, 0.9882, 0.7882

RGB percentages97.3%, 98.8%, 78.8%

HSLhsl(64.7, 89.5%, 88.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(64.7, 20.2%, 98.8%)

CMYK1.6%, 0%, 20.2%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,317,641

CSS custom property--colour: #F8FCC9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.93794WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness245.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 19.76:1

Contrast with white1.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black19.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#F7F7F7

Inverted#070336

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFF7C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFF9CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Tritanopia#FFF6EEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.06:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text19.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lemon chiffon · ΔE 4.5 Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 5.7 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 9.7 Light yellow · ΔE 10.3 Cornsilk · ΔE 12.2 Beige · ΔE 13.2

Nearest named CSS colourLemon chiffon (#FFFACD)ΔE 4.45, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CDC9FC

Analogous#FCE7C9, #DEFCC9

Triadic#C9F8FC, #FCC9F8

Split complementary#C9DEFC, #E7C9FC

Tetradic#C9FCE7, #CDC9FC, #FCC9DE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FEFFF9

Darker −10%#F2F999

Darker −20%#EBF768

Darker −30%#E5F438

Darker −40%#DAEC0D

More saturated +25%#FBFFC6

Less saturated −25%#F2F5D0

Channel breakdown

R248

G252

B201

Red248 (97.3%)

Green252 (98.8%)

Blue201 (78.8%)

Hue64.71°

Saturation (HSL)89.47%

Lightness88.82%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR F8 · G FC · B C9

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F8FCC9 (chemical formula)

Formula
291.092 g/mol
19 atoms

F8FCC9 has a molar mass of 291.092 g/mol, made up of 19 atoms across 2 elements: 9 × F, 10 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass291.092 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule19

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule4.8336964 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.0688101 × 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

F58.7%

C41.3%

Fluorine (F × 9)170.982 g/mol, 58.738%

Carbon (C × 10)120.11 g/mol, 41.262%

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