Recognised as Colour

#FCA72B

#FCA72B
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Orange

#FCA72B is a orange with RGB values 252, 167, 43 and HSL 36°, 97%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange.

Colour values

#FCA72B#FCA72B

HEX#FCA72B

RGBrgb(252, 167, 43)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.6549, 0.1686

RGB percentages98.8%, 65.5%, 16.9%

HSLhsl(35.6, 97.2%, 57.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(35.6, 82.9%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 33.7%, 82.9%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,557,867

CSS custom property--colour: #FCA72B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48507WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness188.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.7:1

Contrast with white1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0

Inverted#0358D4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C4AD0Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#D8C12Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original

Tritanopia#FF9290no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange · ΔE 8.4 Goldenrod · ΔE 14.5 Dark orange · ΔE 16.3 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 21.7 Sandy brown · ΔE 24 Peru · ΔE 26.5

Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)ΔE 8.39, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2B80FC

Analogous#FC3E2B, #E9FC2B

Triadic#2BFCA7, #A72BFC

Split complementary#2BE9FC, #3F2BFC

Tetradic#2BFC3F, #2B80FC, #FC2BE9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFAF4

Lighter +30%#FEE6C2

Lighter +20%#FDD190

Lighter +10%#FDBC5D

Darker −10%#F19003

Darker −20%#BE7203

Darker −30%#8C5402

Darker −40%#5A3601

More saturated +25%#FFA828

Less saturated −25%#E1A246

Channel breakdown

R252

G167

B43

Red252 (98.8%)

Green167 (65.5%)

Blue43 (16.9%)

Hue35.6°

Saturation (HSL)97.21%

Lightness57.84%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G A7 · B 2B

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FCa72B (chemical formula)

Formula
2,915.424 g/mol
74 atoms

FCa72B has a molar mass of 2,915.424 g/mol, made up of 74 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × F, 72 × Ca, 1 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass2,915.424 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule74

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule4.8411754 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram2.065614 × 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

F0.7%

Ca99%

B0.4%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.652%

Calcium (Ca × 72)2,885.616 g/mol, 98.978%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.371%

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