Recognised as Colour

#FBF99C

#FBF99C
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#FBF99C is a yellow with RGB values 251, 249, 156 and HSL 59°, 92%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 19.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#FBF99C#FBF99C

HEX#FBF99C

RGBrgb(251, 249, 156)

RGB (0–1)0.9843, 0.9765, 0.6118

RGB percentages98.4%, 97.6%, 61.2%

HSLhsl(58.7, 92.2%, 79.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(58.7, 37.8%, 98.4%)

CMYK0%, 0.8%, 37.8%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,513,436

CSS custom property--colour: #FBF99C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.90661WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness240.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 19.13:1

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

Contrast with black19.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#F3F3F3

Inverted#040663

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFF295no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFF6A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FFEEE2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

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

Contrast with black, large text19.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 6.9 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 15.7 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 23.8 Dark khaki · ΔE 23.9 Moccasin · ΔE 24.2 Navajo white · ΔE 24.6

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 6.9, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9C9EFB

Analogous#FBCA9C, #CEFB9C

Triadic#9CFBF9, #F99CFB

Split complementary#9CCEFB, #C99CFB

Tetradic#9CFBC9, #9C9EFB, #FB9CCE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFE

Lighter +10%#FDFCCD

Darker −10%#F9F66B

Darker −20%#F7F33A

Darker −30%#F4EF0A

Darker −40%#C3BF08

More saturated +25%#FFFD98

Less saturated −25%#EEEDA9

Channel breakdown

R251

G249

B156

Red251 (98.4%)

Green249 (97.6%)

Blue156 (61.2%)

Hue58.74°

Saturation (HSL)92.23%

Lightness79.8%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FB · G F9 · B 9C

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FBF99C (chemical formula)

Formula
1,922.621 g/mol
102 atoms

FBF99C has a molar mass of 1,922.621 g/mol, made up of 102 atoms across 3 elements: 100 × F, 1 × B, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,922.621 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule102

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule3.1925873 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram3.1322558 × 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

F98.8%

B0.6%

C0.6%

Fluorine (F × 100)1,899.8 g/mol, 98.813%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.562%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 0.625%

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