Colour

#FCC311

#FCC311
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FCC311 is a yellow with RGB values 252, 195, 17 and HSL 45°, 98%, 53%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#FCC311#FCC311

HEX#FCC311

RGBrgb(252, 195, 17)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.7647, 0.0667

RGB percentages98.8%, 76.5%, 6.7%

HSLhsl(45.4, 97.5%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(45.4, 93.3%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 22.6%, 93.3%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,565,009

CSS custom property--colour: #FCC311;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59766WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness203.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.95:1

Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2

Inverted#033CEE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DDC200no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#EAD124no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FFB0A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 11.9 Goldenrod · ΔE 16.9 Orange · ΔE 18.3 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 29.5 Dark orange · ΔE 32.6 Yellow · ΔE 35.1

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 11.86, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#114AFC

Analogous#FC4D11, #C0FC11

Triadic#11FCC3, #C311FC

Split complementary#11C0FC, #4D11FC

Tetradic#11FC4D, #114AFC, #FC11C0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFF6DA

Lighter +30%#FEE9A8

Lighter +20%#FDDC76

Lighter +10%#FDD043

Darker −10%#D7A403

Darker −20%#A57D02

Darker −30%#735701

Darker −40%#403101

More saturated +25%#FFC50E

Less saturated −25%#DEB32F

Channel breakdown

R252

G195

B17

Red252 (98.8%)

Green195 (76.5%)

Blue17 (6.7%)

Hue45.45°

Saturation (HSL)97.51%

Lightness52.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G C3 · B 11

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FCC311 (chemical formula)

Formula
3,766.43 g/mol
313 atoms

FCC311 has a molar mass of 3,766.43 g/mol, made up of 313 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × F, 312 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass3,766.43 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule313

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule6.2543042 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.5988989 × 10^20

Composition by mass

F0.5%

C99.5%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.504%

Carbon (C × 312)3,747.432 g/mol, 99.496%

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