Recognised as Colour

#FCD41B

#FCD41B
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FCD41B is a yellow with RGB values 252, 212, 27 and HSL 49°, 97%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#FCD41B#FCD41B

HEX#FCD41B

RGBrgb(252, 212, 27)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.8314, 0.1059

RGB percentages98.8%, 83.1%, 10.6%

HSLhsl(49.3, 97.4%, 54.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.3, 89.3%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 15.9%, 89.3%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,569,371

CSS custom property--colour: #FCD41B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67862WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness213.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.57:1

Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF

Inverted#032BE4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#ECD000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#F6DC2Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FFC2B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 4 Goldenrod · ΔE 23.2 Yellow · ΔE 25.6 Orange · ΔE 28 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 35.5 Khaki · ΔE 39.3

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 4.03, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1B43FC

Analogous#FC631B, #B4FC1B

Triadic#1BFCD4, #D41BFC

Split complementary#1BB4FC, #631BFC

Tetradic#1BFC63, #1B43FC, #FC1BB4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFAE4

Lighter +30%#FEF0B2

Lighter +20%#FDE780

Lighter +10%#FDDD4D

Darker −10%#E1BA03

Darker −20%#AF9002

Darker −30%#7C6702

Darker −40%#4A3D01

More saturated +25%#FFD618

Less saturated −25%#DFC138

Channel breakdown

R252

G212

B27

Red252 (98.8%)

Green212 (83.1%)

Blue27 (10.6%)

Hue49.33°

Saturation (HSL)97.4%

Lightness54.71%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G D4 · B 1B

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FCd41B (chemical formula)

Formula
4,638.618 g/mol
43 atoms

FCd41B has a molar mass of 4,638.618 g/mol, made up of 43 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × F, 41 × Cd, 1 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass4,638.618 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule43

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule7.7026064 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.2982618 × 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

F0.4%

Cd99.4%

B0.2%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.41%

Cadmium (Cd × 41)4,608.81 g/mol, 99.357%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.233%

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