Recognised as Colour

#FBC173

#FBC173
Orange
Light
Nearest: Sandy brown

#FBC173 is a orange with RGB values 251, 193, 115 and HSL 34°, 94%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#FBC173#FBC173

HEX#FBC173

RGBrgb(251, 193, 115)

RGB (0–1)0.9843, 0.7569, 0.451

RGB percentages98.4%, 75.7%, 45.1%

HSLhsl(34.4, 94.4%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(34.4, 54.2%, 98.4%)

CMYK0%, 23.1%, 54.2%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,499,059

CSS custom property--colour: #FBC173;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59887WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness205.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.98:1

Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8

Inverted#043E8C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D6C36Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#E4D175no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FFB2AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 13.5 Burlywood · ΔE 18.3 Navajo white · ΔE 21.8 Peru · ΔE 22.1 Khaki · ΔE 22.8 Dark khaki · ΔE 23.7

Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 13.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#73ADFB

Analogous#FB7D73, #F1FB73

Triadic#73FBC1, #C173FB

Split complementary#73F1FB, #7D73FB

Tetradic#73FB7D, #73ADFB, #FB73F1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FEEDD6

Lighter +10%#FCD7A5

Darker −10%#FAAB41

Darker −20%#F89510

Darker −30%#CF7906

Darker −40%#9D5C05

More saturated +25%#FFC26F

Less saturated −25%#E9BE85

Channel breakdown

R251

G193

B115

Red251 (98.4%)

Green193 (75.7%)

Blue115 (45.1%)

Hue34.41°

Saturation (HSL)94.44%

Lightness71.76%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FB · G C1 · B 73

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FBC173 (chemical formula)

Formula
2,107.711 g/mol
175 atoms

FBC173 has a molar mass of 2,107.711 g/mol, made up of 175 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × F, 1 × B, 173 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass2,107.711 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule175

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule3.4999365 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram2.8571947 × 10^20

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

F0.9%

B0.5%

C98.6%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.901%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.513%

Carbon (C × 173)2,077.903 g/mol, 98.586%

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