Recognised as Colour

#FBE249

#FBE249
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FBE249 is a yellow with RGB values 251, 226, 73 and HSL 52°, 96%, 64%. 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

#FBE249#FBE249

HEX#FBE249

RGBrgb(251, 226, 73)

RGB (0–1)0.9843, 0.8863, 0.2863

RGB percentages98.4%, 88.6%, 28.6%

HSLhsl(51.6, 95.7%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.6, 70.9%, 98.4%)

CMYK0%, 10%, 70.9%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,507,465

CSS custom property--colour: #FBE249;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75383WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness222.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.08:1

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

Contrast with black16.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC

Inverted#041DB6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F7DC30no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#FEE553no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Tritanopia#FFD2C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.5 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 text16.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 14.7 Goldenrod · ΔE 25.1 Yellow · ΔE 26.2 Khaki · ΔE 28.9 Yellow green · ΔE 34 Orange · ΔE 35

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 14.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4962FB

Analogous#FB8949, #BBFB49

Triadic#49FBE2, #E249FB

Split complementary#49BBFB, #8949FB

Tetradic#49FB89, #4962FB, #FB49BB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFADF

Lighter +20%#FDF2AD

Lighter +10%#FCEA7B

Darker −10%#FADA17

Darker −20%#D9BB05

Darker −30%#A79004

Darker −40%#756503

More saturated +25%#FFE545

Less saturated −25%#E4D160

Channel breakdown

R251

G226

B73

Red251 (98.4%)

Green226 (88.6%)

Blue73 (28.6%)

Hue51.57°

Saturation (HSL)95.7%

Lightness63.53%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FB · G E2 · B 49

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FBe249 (chemical formula)

Formula
2,263.0358 g/mol
250 atoms

FBe249 has a molar mass of 2,263.0358 g/mol, made up of 250 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × F, 249 × Be.

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Molar mass

Molar mass2,263.0358 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule250

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule3.7578594 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram2.6610895 × 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

F0.8%

Be99.2%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.839%

Beryllium (Be × 249)2,244.0378 g/mol, 99.161%

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