Recognised as Colour

#FCA142

#FCA142
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Sandy brown

#FCA142 is a orange with RGB values 252, 161, 66 and HSL 31°, 97%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#FCA142#FCA142

HEX#FCA142

RGBrgb(252, 161, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.6314, 0.2588

RGB percentages98.8%, 63.1%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(30.6, 96.9%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(30.6, 73.8%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 36.1%, 73.8%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,556,354

CSS custom property--colour: #FCA142;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46579WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness186.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.32:1

Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD

Inverted#035EBD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BEA936no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#D3BE43no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FF8C8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 14.6 Orange · ΔE 18.1 Dark orange · ΔE 18.5 Peru · ΔE 18.5 Goldenrod · ΔE 19.5 Chocolate · ΔE 21.4

Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 14.59, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#429DFC

Analogous#FC4442, #FAFC42

Triadic#42FCA1, #A142FC

Split complementary#42FAFC, #4442FC

Tetradic#42FC44, #429DFC, #FC42FA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEECD9

Lighter +20%#FED3A6

Lighter +10%#FDBA74

Darker −10%#FB8810

Darker −20%#D56E03

Darker −30%#A25403

Darker −40%#703A02

More saturated +25%#FFA13F

Less saturated −25%#E4A05A

Channel breakdown

R252

G161

B66

Red252 (98.8%)

Green161 (63.1%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue30.65°

Saturation (HSL)96.88%

Lightness62.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G A1 · B 42

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FCa142 (chemical formula)

Formula
5,710.074 g/mol
143 atoms

FCa142 has a molar mass of 5,710.074 g/mol, made up of 143 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × F, 142 × Ca.

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Molar mass

Molar mass5,710.074 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule143

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule9.481801 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.054652 × 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

F0.3%

Ca99.7%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.333%

Calcium (Ca × 142)5,691.076 g/mol, 99.667%

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