Recognised as Colour

#FBE978

#FBE978
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#FBE978 is a yellow with RGB values 251, 233, 120 and HSL 52°, 94%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#FBE978#FBE978

HEX#FBE978

RGBrgb(251, 233, 120)

RGB (0–1)0.9843, 0.9137, 0.4706

RGB percentages98.4%, 91.4%, 47.1%

HSLhsl(51.8, 94.2%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.8, 52.2%, 98.4%)

CMYK0%, 7.2%, 52.2%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,509,304

CSS custom property--colour: #FBE978;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.80143WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness228.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.03:1

Contrast with white1.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black17.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E5E5E5

Inverted#041687

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FBE36Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFEB7Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Tritanopia#FFDBCFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text17.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 11.6 Dark khaki · ΔE 25.2 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 25.5 Goldenrod · ΔE 29.4 Navajo white · ΔE 30.9 Gold · ΔE 31.6

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 11.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#788AFB

Analogous#FBA778, #CBFB78

Triadic#78FBE9, #E978FB

Split complementary#78CBFB, #A778FB

Tetradic#78FBA8, #788AFB, #FB78CB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FEF9DB

Lighter +10%#FCF1AA

Darker −10%#FAE146

Darker −20%#F8D915

Darker −30%#D4B706

Darker −40%#A28D05

More saturated +25%#FFEC74

Less saturated −25%#EADC89

Channel breakdown

R251

G233

B120

Red251 (98.4%)

Green233 (91.4%)

Blue120 (47.1%)

Hue51.76°

Saturation (HSL)94.24%

Lightness72.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FB · G E9 · B 78

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FBe978 (chemical formula)

Formula
8,832.9296 g/mol
979 atoms

FBe978 has a molar mass of 8,832.9296 g/mol, made up of 979 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × F, 978 × Be.

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Molar mass

Molar mass8,832.9296 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule979

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.4667425 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram6.8178295 × 10^19

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

F0.2%

Be99.8%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.215%

Beryllium (Be × 978)8,813.9316 g/mol, 99.785%

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