Recognised as Colour

#FCCD28

#FCCD28
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FCCD28 is a yellow with RGB values 252, 205, 40 and HSL 47°, 97%, 57%. 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

#FCCD28#FCCD28

HEX#FCCD28

RGBrgb(252, 205, 40)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.8039, 0.1569

RGB percentages98.8%, 80.4%, 15.7%

HSLhsl(46.7, 97.2%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(46.7, 84.1%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 18.7%, 84.1%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,567,592

CSS custom property--colour: #FCCD28;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64511WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness209.4 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#0332D7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E5CA00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#F1D835no 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 67.2 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 9.5 Goldenrod · ΔE 18 Orange · ΔE 23.4 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 30.8 Yellow · ΔE 31.2 Khaki · ΔE 36.6

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 9.46, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2857FC

Analogous#FC6328, #C1FC28

Triadic#28FCCD, #CD28FC

Split complementary#28C1FC, #6328FC

Tetradic#28FC63, #2857FC, #FC28C1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFCF1

Lighter +30%#FEF0BF

Lighter +20%#FDE48D

Lighter +10%#FDD95A

Darker −10%#EEBA03

Darker −20%#BB9203

Darker −30%#896B02

Darker −40%#574401

More saturated +25%#FFCF25

Less saturated −25%#E1BE43

Channel breakdown

R252

G205

B40

Red252 (98.8%)

Green205 (80.4%)

Blue40 (15.7%)

Hue46.7°

Saturation (HSL)97.25%

Lightness57.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G CD · B 28

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FCCd28 (chemical formula)

Formula
3,178.489 g/mol
30 atoms

FCCd28 has a molar mass of 3,178.489 g/mol, made up of 30 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × F, 1 × C, 28 × Cd.

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Molar mass

Molar mass3,178.489 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule30

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule5.2780052 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.8946552 × 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

F0.6%

C0.4%

Cd99%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.598%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 0.378%

Cadmium (Cd × 28)3,147.48 g/mol, 99.024%

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