Recognised as Colour

#F9BC4F

#F9BC4F
Orange
Light
Nearest: Goldenrod

#F9BC4F is a orange with RGB values 249, 188, 79 and HSL 38°, 93%, 64%. 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

#F9BC4F#F9BC4F

HEX#F9BC4F

RGBrgb(249, 188, 79)

RGB (0–1)0.9765, 0.7373, 0.3098

RGB percentages97.6%, 73.7%, 31%

HSLhsl(38.5, 93.4%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(38.5, 68.3%, 97.6%)

CMYK0%, 24.5%, 68.3%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,366,671

CSS custom property--colour: #F9BC4F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56671WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness200 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.33:1

Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1

Inverted#0643B0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D4BD42no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#E2CD53no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FFABA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 12 Sandy brown · ΔE 19.8 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 20.9 Orange · ΔE 21.9 Peru · ΔE 24.9 Khaki · ΔE 28.3

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 11.98, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4F8CF9

Analogous#F9674F, #E1F94F

Triadic#4FF9BC, #BC4FF9

Split complementary#4FE1F9, #674FF9

Tetradic#4FF967, #4F8CF9, #F94FE1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEF4E3

Lighter +20%#FCE2B2

Lighter +10%#FBCF80

Darker −10%#F7A91E

Darker −20%#DB8F07

Darker −30%#A96F06

Darker −40%#784E04

More saturated +25%#FFBE49

Less saturated −25%#E2B666

Channel breakdown

R249

G188

B79

Red249 (97.6%)

Green188 (73.7%)

Blue79 (31%)

Hue38.47°

Saturation (HSL)93.41%

Lightness64.31%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F9 · G BC · B 4F

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F9BC4F (chemical formula)

Formula
248.834 g/mol
15 atoms

F9BC4F has a molar mass of 248.834 g/mol, made up of 15 atoms across 3 elements: 10 × F, 1 × B, 4 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass248.834 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule15

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule4.1319858 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.4201439 × 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

F76.3%

B4.3%

C19.3%

Fluorine (F × 10)189.98 g/mol, 76.348%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 4.344%

Carbon (C × 4)48.044 g/mol, 19.308%

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