Recognised as Colour

#FBE42C

#FBE42C
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FBE42C is a yellow with RGB values 251, 228, 44 and HSL 53°, 96%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#FBE42C#FBE42C

HEX#FBE42C

RGBrgb(251, 228, 44)

RGB (0–1)0.9843, 0.8941, 0.1725

RGB percentages98.4%, 89.4%, 17.3%

HSLhsl(53.3, 96.3%, 57.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(53.3, 82.5%, 98.4%)

CMYK0%, 9.2%, 82.5%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,507,948

CSS custom property--colour: #FBE42C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76178WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness222.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.24:1

Contrast with white1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC

Inverted#041BD3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FADD00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFE63Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FFD3C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 9.2 Yellow · ΔE 18.2 Goldenrod · ΔE 29.8 Yellow green · ΔE 35.5 Orange · ΔE 36.9 Khaki · ΔE 37.9

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 9.17, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2C43FB

Analogous#FB7D2C, #AAFB2C

Triadic#2CFBE4, #E42CFB

Split complementary#2CAAFB, #7D2CFB

Tetradic#2CFB7D, #2C43FB, #FB2CAA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFEF4

Lighter +30%#FEF7C2

Lighter +20%#FDF190

Lighter +10%#FCEA5E

Darker −10%#EFD505

Darker −20%#BDA904

Darker −30%#8B7C03

Darker −40%#595002

More saturated +25%#FFE728

Less saturated −25%#E0CF47

Channel breakdown

R251

G228

B44

Red251 (98.4%)

Green228 (89.4%)

Blue44 (17.3%)

Hue53.33°

Saturation (HSL)96.28%

Lightness57.84%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FB · G E4 · B 2C

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FBe42C (chemical formula)

Formula
409.5214 g/mol
44 atoms

FBe42C has a molar mass of 409.5214 g/mol, made up of 44 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × F, 42 × Be, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass409.5214 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule44

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule6.8002628 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.4705314 × 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

F4.6%

Be92.4%

C2.9%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 4.639%

Beryllium (Be × 42)378.5124 g/mol, 92.428%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 2.933%

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