Recognised as Colour

#FBC86C

#FBC86C
Orange
Light
Nearest: Sandy brown

#FBC86C is a orange with RGB values 251, 200, 108 and HSL 39°, 95%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#FBC86C#FBC86C

HEX#FBC86C

RGBrgb(251, 200, 108)

RGB (0–1)0.9843, 0.7843, 0.4235

RGB percentages98.4%, 78.4%, 42.4%

HSLhsl(38.6, 94.7%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(38.6, 57%, 98.4%)

CMYK0%, 20.3%, 57%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,500,844

CSS custom property--colour: #FBC86C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.629WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness208.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.58:1

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

Contrast with black13.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC

Inverted#043793

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DDC864no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#E9D56Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FFB9B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.6 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 text13.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 18.7 Khaki · ΔE 19.7 Goldenrod · ΔE 20.8 Burlywood · ΔE 23.1 Dark khaki · ΔE 23.4 Navajo white · ΔE 25.1

Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 18.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6C9FFB

Analogous#FB816C, #E6FB6C

Triadic#6CFBC8, #C86CFB

Split complementary#6CE6FB, #816CFB

Tetradic#6CFB81, #6C9FFB, #FB6CE6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FEEDCF

Lighter +10%#FCDB9E

Darker −10%#FAB53A

Darker −20%#F8A309

Darker −30%#C98305

Darker −40%#976304

More saturated +25%#FFC968

Less saturated −25%#E8C37F

Channel breakdown

R251

G200

B108

Red251 (98.4%)

Green200 (78.4%)

Blue108 (42.4%)

Hue38.6°

Saturation (HSL)94.7%

Lightness70.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FB · G C8 · B 6C

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FBC86C (chemical formula)

Formula
1,074.765 g/mol
89 atoms

FBC86C has a molar mass of 1,074.765 g/mol, made up of 89 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × F, 1 × B, 87 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,074.765 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule89

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.7846893 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram5.6032163 × 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

F1.8%

B1%

C97.2%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 1.768%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 1.006%

Carbon (C × 87)1,044.957 g/mol, 97.227%

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