Recognised as Colour

#FCB398

#FCB398
Orange
Light
Nearest: Dark salmon

#FCB398 is a orange with RGB values 252, 179, 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

#FCB398#FCB398

HEX#FCB398

RGBrgb(252, 179, 152)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.702, 0.5961

RGB percentages98.8%, 70.2%, 59.6%

HSLhsl(16.2, 94.3%, 79.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(16.2, 39.7%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 29%, 39.7%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,561,048

CSS custom property--colour: #FCB398;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55203WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness201.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.04:1

Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1

Inverted#034C67

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C5BB96no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#D6CA98no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FFA8ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 11 Light salmon · ΔE 13.8 Burlywood · ΔE 17.3 Peach puff · ΔE 18.6 Tan · ΔE 18.8 Light pink · ΔE 20

Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 11.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#98E1FC

Analogous#FC98AF, #FCE598

Triadic#98FCB3, #B398FC

Split complementary#98FCE5, #98AFFC

Tetradic#AFFC98, #98E1FC, #E598FC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFCFB

Lighter +10%#FDD8CA

Darker −10%#FB8E66

Darker −20%#F96A35

Darker −30%#F44707

Darker −40%#C23906

More saturated +25%#FFB295

Less saturated −25%#EFB9A5

Channel breakdown

R252

G179

B152

Red252 (98.8%)

Green179 (70.2%)

Blue152 (59.6%)

Hue16.2°

Saturation (HSL)94.34%

Lightness79.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G B3 · B 98

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FCB398 (chemical formula)

Formula
4,333.389 g/mol
400 atoms

FCB398 has a molar mass of 4,333.389 g/mol, made up of 400 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × F, 1 × C, 398 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass4,333.389 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule400

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule7.1957617 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.3897069 × 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

F0.4%

C0.3%

B99.3%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.438%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 0.277%

Boron (B × 398)4,302.38 g/mol, 99.284%

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