Recognised as Colour

#FBEC44

#FBEC44
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FBEC44 is a yellow with RGB values 251, 236, 68 and HSL 55°, 96%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#FBEC44#FBEC44

HEX#FBEC44

RGBrgb(251, 236, 68)

RGB (0–1)0.9843, 0.9255, 0.2667

RGB percentages98.4%, 92.5%, 26.7%

HSLhsl(55.1, 95.8%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(55.1, 72.9%, 98.4%)

CMYK0%, 6%, 72.9%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,510,020

CSS custom property--colour: #FBEC44;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.80917WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness228.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.18:1

Contrast with white1.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black17.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E3E3E3

Inverted#0413BB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFE423no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFEC50no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FFDCCCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.22:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text17.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 15 Yellow · ΔE 19.5 Goldenrod · ΔE 31.4 Yellow green · ΔE 31.8 Khaki · ΔE 33.2 Green yellow · ΔE 40

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 15.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4453FB

Analogous#FB9144, #AFFB44

Triadic#44FBEC, #EC44FB

Split complementary#44AFFB, #9044FB

Tetradic#44FB91, #4453FB, #FB44AF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFBDA

Lighter +20%#FDF6A8

Lighter +10%#FCF176

Darker −10%#FAE712

Darker −20%#D4C305

Darker −30%#A39503

Darker −40%#716802

More saturated +25%#FFEF40

Less saturated −25%#E3D85C

Channel breakdown

R251

G236

B68

Red251 (98.4%)

Green236 (92.5%)

Blue68 (26.7%)

Hue55.08°

Saturation (HSL)95.81%

Lightness62.55%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FB · G EC · B 44

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Also reads as

FBeC44 (chemical formula)

Formula
556.4942 g/mol
46 atoms

FBeC44 has a molar mass of 556.4942 g/mol, made up of 46 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × F, 1 × Be, 44 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass556.4942 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule46

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule9.2408036 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.082157 × 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

F3.4%

Be1.6%

C95%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 3.414%

Beryllium (Be)9.0122 g/mol, 1.619%

Carbon (C × 44)528.484 g/mol, 94.967%

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