Recognised as Colour

#FCC91C

#FCC91C
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FCC91C is a yellow with RGB values 252, 201, 28 and HSL 46°, 97%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#FCC91C#FCC91C

HEX#FCC91C

RGBrgb(252, 201, 28)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.7882, 0.1098

RGB percentages98.8%, 78.8%, 11%

HSLhsl(46.3, 97.4%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(46.3, 88.9%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 20.2%, 88.9%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,566,556

CSS custom property--colour: #FCC91C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62553WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness206.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.51:1

Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7

Inverted#0336E3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E2C700no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#EED52Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FFB6ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 9.5 Goldenrod · ΔE 17.9 Orange · ΔE 21.5 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 30.7 Yellow · ΔE 32.3 Dark orange · ΔE 35.8

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 9.48, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1C4FFC

Analogous#FC591C, #BFFC1C

Triadic#1CFCC9, #C91CFC

Split complementary#1CBFFC, #591CFC

Tetradic#1CFC59, #1C4FFC, #FC1CBF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFF9E5

Lighter +30%#FEEDB3

Lighter +20%#FDE181

Lighter +10%#FDD54E

Darker −10%#E2AF03

Darker −20%#B08802

Darker −30%#7D6102

Darker −40%#4B3A01

More saturated +25%#FFCB19

Less saturated −25%#DFB939

Channel breakdown

R252

G201

B28

Red252 (98.8%)

Green201 (78.8%)

Blue28 (11%)

Hue46.34°

Saturation (HSL)97.39%

Lightness54.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G C9 · B 1C

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FCC91C (chemical formula)

Formula
1,136.021 g/mol
94 atoms

FCC91C has a molar mass of 1,136.021 g/mol, made up of 94 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × F, 93 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,136.021 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule94

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.8864073 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram5.3010823 × 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

F1.7%

C98.3%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 1.672%

Carbon (C × 93)1,117.023 g/mol, 98.328%

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