Recognised as Colour

#FCC800

#FCC800
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FCC800 is a yellow with RGB values 252, 200, 0 and HSL 48°, 100%, 49%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#FCC800#FCC800

HEX#FCC800

RGBrgb(252, 200, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.7843, 0

RGB percentages98.8%, 78.4%, 0%

HSLhsl(47.6, 100%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(47.6, 100%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 20.6%, 100%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,566,272

CSS custom property--colour: #FCC800;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62004WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness206.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.4:1

Contrast with white1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5

Inverted#0337FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E1C600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#EED41Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FFB5AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 8.1 Goldenrod · ΔE 20 Orange · ΔE 21.7 Yellow · ΔE 31.4 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 32.4 Dark orange · ΔE 36.1

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 8.09, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0034FC

Analogous#FC4A00, #B2FC00

Triadic#00FCC8, #C800FC

Split complementary#00B2FC, #4A00FC

Tetradic#00FC4A, #0034FC, #FC00B2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFF4C9

Lighter +30%#FFE996

Lighter +20%#FFDF63

Lighter +10%#FFD430

Darker −10%#C9A000

Darker −20%#967700

Darker −30%#634F00

Darker −40%#302600

More saturated +25%#FCC800

Less saturated −25%#DDB520

Channel breakdown

R252

G200

Red252 (98.8%)

Green200 (78.4%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue47.62°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness49.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G C8 · B 00

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FCC800 (chemical formula)

Formula
9,639.809 g/mol
802 atoms

FCC800 has a molar mass of 9,639.809 g/mol, made up of 802 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × F, 801 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass9,639.809 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule802

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.6007279 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram6.2471578 × 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

F0.2%

C99.8%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.197%

Carbon (C × 801)9,620.811 g/mol, 99.803%

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