Recognised as Colour
#FBE56F
- #FBE56F
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Khaki
#FBE56F is a yellow with RGB values 251, 229, 111 and HSL 51°, 95%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.
Colour values
#FBE56F#FBE56F
HEX#FBE56F
RGBrgb(251, 229, 111)
RGB (0–1)0.9843, 0.898, 0.4353
RGB percentages98.4%, 89.8%, 43.5%
HSLhsl(50.6, 94.6%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.6, 55.8%, 98.4%)
CMYK0%, 8.8%, 55.8%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,508,271
CSS custom property--colour: #FBE56F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.77696WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness225.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.54:1
Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1
Inverted#041A90
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6F85FB
Analogous#FB9F6F, #CBFB6F
Triadic#6FFBE5, #E56FFB
Split complementary#6FCBFB, #9F6FFB
Tetradic#6FFB9F, #6F85FB, #FB6FCB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R251
G229
B111
Red251 (98.4%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue111 (43.5%)
Hue50.57°
Saturation (HSL)94.59%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FB · G E5 · B 6F
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FBe56F (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 542.6792 g/mol
- 58 atoms
FBe56F has a molar mass of 542.6792 g/mol, made up of 58 atoms across 2 elements: 2 × F, 56 × Be.
Molar mass
Molar mass542.6792 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule58
Distinct elements2
Mass of one molecule9.0114001 × 10^-22 g
Molecules per gram1.1097055 × 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
F7%
Be93%
Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 7.002%
Beryllium (Be × 56)504.6832 g/mol, 92.998%
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