Recognised as Colour

#FCB298

#FCB298
Orange
Light
Nearest: Dark salmon

#FCB298 is a orange with RGB values 252, 178, 152 and HSL 16°, 94%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#FCB298#FCB298

HEX#FCB298

RGBrgb(252, 178, 152)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.698, 0.5961

RGB percentages98.8%, 69.8%, 59.6%

HSLhsl(15.6, 94.3%, 79.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(15.6, 39.7%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 29.4%, 39.7%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,560,792

CSS custom property--colour: #FCB298;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54803WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness200.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.96:1

Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0

Inverted#034D67

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C4BA96no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#D6C998no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FFA7ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 10.7 Light salmon · ΔE 13.6 Burlywood · ΔE 17.9 Peach puff · ΔE 19.1 Tan · ΔE 19.2 Light pink · ΔE 19.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 10.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#98E2FC

Analogous#FC98B0, #FCE498

Triadic#98FCB2, #B298FC

Split complementary#98FCE4, #98B0FC

Tetradic#B0FC98, #98E2FC, #E498FC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFCFB

Lighter +10%#FDD7CA

Darker −10%#FB8D66

Darker −20%#F96835

Darker −30%#F44507

Darker −40%#C23706

More saturated +25%#FFB195

Less saturated −25%#EFB8A5

Channel breakdown

R252

G178

B152

Red252 (98.8%)

Green178 (69.8%)

Blue152 (59.6%)

Hue15.6°

Saturation (HSL)94.34%

Lightness79.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G B2 · B 98

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FCB298 (chemical formula)

Formula
3,252.389 g/mol
300 atoms

FCB298 has a molar mass of 3,252.389 g/mol, made up of 300 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × F, 1 × C, 298 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass3,252.389 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule300

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule5.400719 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.8516053 × 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

F0.6%

C0.4%

B99%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.584%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 0.369%

Boron (B × 298)3,221.38 g/mol, 99.047%

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