Recognised as Colour

#FCC107

#FCC107
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FCC107 is a yellow with RGB values 252, 193, 7 and HSL 46°, 98%, 51%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#FCC107#FCC107

HEX#FCC107

RGBrgb(252, 193, 7)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.7569, 0.0275

RGB percentages98.8%, 75.7%, 2.7%

HSLhsl(45.6, 97.6%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(45.6, 97.2%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 23.4%, 97.2%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,564,487

CSS custom property--colour: #FCC107;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58851WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness202.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.77:1

Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0

Inverted#033EF8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DBC100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original

Deuteranopia#E9D01Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FFADA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 12.5 Goldenrod · ΔE 17.1 Orange · ΔE 17.3 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 29.5 Dark orange · ΔE 31.8 Yellow · ΔE 35.8

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 12.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0742FC

Analogous#FC4607, #BDFC07

Triadic#07FCC1, #C107FC

Split complementary#07BDFC, #4707FC

Tetradic#07FC46, #0742FC, #FC07BC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEF3D1

Lighter +30%#FEE79E

Lighter +20%#FDDA6C

Lighter +10%#FDCE39

Darker −10%#CE9D02

Darker −20%#9B7602

Darker −30%#695001

Darker −40%#362901

More saturated +25%#FFC304

Less saturated −25%#DDB126

Channel breakdown

R252

G193

Red252 (98.8%)

Green193 (75.7%)

Blue7 (2.7%)

Hue45.55°

Saturation (HSL)97.61%

Lightness50.78%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G C1 · B 07

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FCC107 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,316.186 g/mol
109 atoms

FCC107 has a molar mass of 1,316.186 g/mol, made up of 109 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × F, 108 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,316.186 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule109

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule2.1855783 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram4.5754481 × 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

F1.4%

C98.6%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 1.443%

Carbon (C × 108)1,297.188 g/mol, 98.557%

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