Recognised as Colour

#FBE23F

#FBE23F
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FBE23F is a yellow with RGB values 251, 226, 63 and HSL 52°, 96%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#FBE23F#FBE23F

HEX#FBE23F

RGBrgb(251, 226, 63)

RGB (0–1)0.9843, 0.8863, 0.2471

RGB percentages98.4%, 88.6%, 24.7%

HSLhsl(52, 95.9%, 61.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52, 74.9%, 98.4%)

CMYK0%, 10%, 74.9%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,507,455

CSS custom property--colour: #FBE23F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75261WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness222 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.05:1

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

Contrast with black16.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC

Inverted#041DC0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F8DC1Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFE54Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FFD1C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.8 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 text16.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 11.9 Yellow · ΔE 23.3 Goldenrod · ΔE 26.3 Khaki · ΔE 32.2 Yellow green · ΔE 34.4 Orange · ΔE 35

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 11.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3F58FB

Analogous#FB843F, #B6FB3F

Triadic#3FFBE2, #E23FFB

Split complementary#3FB6FB, #843FFB

Tetradic#3FFB84, #3F58FB, #FB3FB6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEF9D5

Lighter +20%#FDF1A3

Lighter +10%#FCEA71

Darker −10%#FADA0D

Darker −20%#D0B504

Darker −30%#9E8903

Darker −40%#6C5E02

More saturated +25%#FFE53B

Less saturated −25%#E3D058

Channel breakdown

R251

G226

B63

Red251 (98.4%)

Green226 (88.6%)

Blue63 (24.7%)

Hue52.02°

Saturation (HSL)95.92%

Lightness61.57%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FB · G E2 · B 3F

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FBe23F (chemical formula)

Formula
245.2766 g/mol
25 atoms

FBe23F has a molar mass of 245.2766 g/mol, made up of 25 atoms across 2 elements: 2 × F, 23 × Be.

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Molar mass

Molar mass245.2766 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule25

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule4.0729138 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.4552447 × 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

F15.5%

Be84.5%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 15.491%

Beryllium (Be × 23)207.2806 g/mol, 84.509%

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