Recognised as Colour

#FCA278

#FCA278
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Light salmon

#FCA278 is a orange with RGB values 252, 162, 120 and HSL 19°, 96%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light salmon.

Colour values

#FCA278#FCA278

HEX#FCA278

RGBrgb(252, 162, 120)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.6353, 0.4706

RGB percentages98.8%, 63.5%, 47.1%

HSLhsl(19.1, 95.7%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(19.1, 52.4%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 35.7%, 52.4%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,556,664

CSS custom property--colour: #FCA278;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47892WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness189.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.58:1

Contrast with white1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2

Inverted#035D87

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BAAC75no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33 from the original

Deuteranopia#CFC077no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FF9297no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light salmon · ΔE 2.6 Dark salmon · ΔE 9.3 Sandy brown · ΔE 12.8 Salmon · ΔE 18.9 Peru · ΔE 19.5 Coral · ΔE 21.5

Nearest named CSS colourLight salmon (#FFA07A)ΔE 2.6, a close match

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#78D2FC

Analogous#FC7890, #FCE478

Triadic#78FCA2, #A278FC

Split complementary#78FCE4, #7890FC

Tetradic#90FC78, #78D2FC, #E478FC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FEE7DC

Lighter +10%#FDC4AA

Darker −10%#FB8046

Darker −20%#FA5D14

Darker −30%#D64705

Darker −40%#A43704

More saturated +25%#FFA175

Less saturated −25%#EBA889

Channel breakdown

R252

G162

B120

Red252 (98.8%)

Green162 (63.5%)

Blue120 (47.1%)

Hue19.09°

Saturation (HSL)95.65%

Lightness72.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G A2 · B 78

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Harmonies

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FCa278 (chemical formula)

Formula
11,160.682 g/mol
279 atoms

FCa278 has a molar mass of 11,160.682 g/mol, made up of 279 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × F, 278 × Ca.

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Molar mass

Molar mass11,160.682 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule279

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.8532748 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram5.3958537 × 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%

Ca99.8%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.17%

Calcium (Ca × 278)11,141.684 g/mol, 99.83%

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