Recognised as Colour

#FCCD24

#FCCD24
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FCCD24 is a yellow with RGB values 252, 205, 36 and HSL 47°, 97%, 56%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#FCCD24#FCCD24

HEX#FCCD24

RGBrgb(252, 205, 36)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.8039, 0.1412

RGB percentages98.8%, 80.4%, 14.1%

HSLhsl(46.9, 97.3%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(46.9, 85.7%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 18.7%, 85.7%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,567,588

CSS custom property--colour: #FCCD24;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64485WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness209.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.9:1

Contrast with white1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB

Inverted#0332DB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E5CA00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#F1D832no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FFBBB0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 8.7 Goldenrod · ΔE 18.6 Orange · ΔE 23.5 Yellow · ΔE 30.7 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 31.4 Khaki · ΔE 37.4

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 8.65, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2453FC

Analogous#FC6124, #BFFC24

Triadic#24FCCD, #CD24FC

Split complementary#24BFFC, #6124FC

Tetradic#24FC61, #2453FC, #FC24BF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFBED

Lighter +30%#FEEFBB

Lighter +20%#FDE489

Lighter +10%#FDD856

Darker −10%#EAB803

Darker −20%#B79003

Darker −30%#856902

Darker −40%#534101

More saturated +25%#FFCF21

Less saturated −25%#E0BD40

Channel breakdown

R252

G205

B36

Red252 (98.8%)

Green205 (80.4%)

Blue36 (14.1%)

Hue46.94°

Saturation (HSL)97.3%

Lightness56.47%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G CD · B 24

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FCCd24 (chemical formula)

Formula
2,728.849 g/mol
26 atoms

FCCd24 has a molar mass of 2,728.849 g/mol, made up of 26 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × F, 1 × C, 24 × Cd.

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Molar mass

Molar mass2,728.849 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule26

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule4.5313604 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram2.2068428 × 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

F0.7%

C0.4%

Cd98.9%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.696%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 0.44%

Cadmium (Cd × 24)2,697.84 g/mol, 98.864%

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