Recognised as Colour

#FBE235

#FBE235
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FBE235 is a yellow with RGB values 251, 226, 53 and HSL 52°, 96%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#FBE235#FBE235

HEX#FBE235

RGBrgb(251, 226, 53)

RGB (0–1)0.9843, 0.8863, 0.2078

RGB percentages98.4%, 88.6%, 20.8%

HSLhsl(52.4, 96.1%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.4, 78.9%, 98.4%)

CMYK0%, 10%, 78.9%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,507,445

CSS custom property--colour: #FBE235;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75159WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness221.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.03:1

Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB

Inverted#041DCA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F8DB00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFE543no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Tritanopia#FFD1C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 9.7 Yellow · ΔE 21 Goldenrod · ΔE 27.5 Yellow green · ΔE 35.2 Khaki · ΔE 35.2 Orange · ΔE 35.3

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 9.75, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#354EFB

Analogous#FB7F35, #B1FB35

Triadic#35FBE2, #E235FB

Split complementary#35B1FB, #7F35FB

Tetradic#35FB7F, #354EFB, #FB35B1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFD

Lighter +30%#FEF8CB

Lighter +20%#FDF099

Lighter +10%#FCE967

Darker −10%#F8D905

Darker −20%#C6AE04

Darker −30%#948203

Darker −40%#625602

More saturated +25%#FFE531

Less saturated −25%#E1CF4F

Channel breakdown

R251

G226

B53

Red251 (98.4%)

Green226 (88.6%)

Blue53 (20.8%)

Hue52.42°

Saturation (HSL)96.12%

Lightness59.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FB · G E2 · B 35

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FBe235 (chemical formula)

Formula
2,136.865 g/mol
236 atoms

FBe235 has a molar mass of 2,136.865 g/mol, made up of 236 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × F, 235 × Be.

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Molar mass

Molar mass2,136.865 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule236

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule3.5483478 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram2.818213 × 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%

Be99.1%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.889%

Beryllium (Be × 235)2,117.867 g/mol, 99.111%

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