Recognised as Colour

#FCC525

#FCC525
Orange
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FCC525 is a orange with RGB values 252, 197, 37 and HSL 45°, 97%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#FCC525#FCC525

HEX#FCC525

RGBrgb(252, 197, 37)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.7725, 0.1451

RGB percentages98.8%, 77.3%, 14.5%

HSLhsl(44.7, 97.3%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(44.7, 85.3%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 21.8%, 85.3%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,565,541

CSS custom property--colour: #FCC525;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60762WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness204.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.15:1

Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5

Inverted#033ADA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DEC400no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#EBD331no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original

Tritanopia#FFB2A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 13.1 Goldenrod · ΔE 15 Orange · ΔE 18.9 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 28 Dark orange · ΔE 33 Yellow · ΔE 35.6

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 13.07, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#255CFC

Analogous#FC5A25, #C8FC25

Triadic#25FCC5, #C525FC

Split complementary#25C8FC, #5925FC

Tetradic#25FC59, #255CFC, #FC25C7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFBEE

Lighter +30%#FEEDBC

Lighter +20%#FDE08A

Lighter +10%#FDD257

Darker −10%#EBB003

Darker −20%#B88A03

Darker −30%#866402

Darker −40%#543F01

More saturated +25%#FFC622

Less saturated −25%#E0B841

Channel breakdown

R252

G197

B37

Red252 (98.8%)

Green197 (77.3%)

Blue37 (14.5%)

Hue44.65°

Saturation (HSL)97.29%

Lightness56.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G C5 · B 25

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FCC525 (chemical formula)

Formula
6,336.784 g/mol
527 atoms

FCC525 has a molar mass of 6,336.784 g/mol, made up of 527 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × F, 526 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass6,336.784 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule527

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.0522477 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram9.5034654 × 10^19

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

F0.3%

C99.7%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.3%

Carbon (C × 526)6,317.786 g/mol, 99.7%

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