Recognised as Colour

#FCD499

#FCD499
Orange
Light
Nearest: Navajo white

#FCD499 is a orange with RGB values 252, 212, 153 and HSL 36°, 94%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Navajo white.

Colour values

#FCD499#FCD499

HEX#FCD499

RGBrgb(252, 212, 153)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.8314, 0.6

RGB percentages98.8%, 83.1%, 60%

HSLhsl(35.8, 94.3%, 79.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(35.8, 39.3%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 15.9%, 39.3%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,569,497

CSS custom property--colour: #FCD499;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70082WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness219.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.02:1

Contrast with white1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8

Inverted#032B66

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E4D495no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#EEDE9Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FFC9C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Navajo white · ΔE 7.1 Moccasin · ΔE 10 Burlywood · ΔE 11 Wheat · ΔE 11.6 Peach puff · ΔE 13.7 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 14.6

Nearest named CSS colourNavajo white (#FFDEAD)ΔE 7.06, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#99C1FC

Analogous#FCA399, #F3FC99

Triadic#99FCD4, #D499FC

Split complementary#99F3FC, #A399FC

Tetradic#99FCA3, #99C1FC, #FC99F3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFEFC

Lighter +10%#FDE9CB

Darker −10%#FBBF67

Darker −20%#F9AA36

Darker −30%#F59507

Darker −40%#C37706

More saturated +25%#FFD596

Less saturated −25%#EFD1A6

Channel breakdown

R252

G212

B153

Red252 (98.8%)

Green212 (83.1%)

Blue153 (60%)

Hue35.76°

Saturation (HSL)94.29%

Lightness79.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G D4 · B 99

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FCd499 (chemical formula)

Formula
56,111.588 g/mol
500 atoms

FCd499 has a molar mass of 56,111.588 g/mol, made up of 500 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × F, 499 × Cd.

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Molar mass

Molar mass56,111.588 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule500

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule9.3175484 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram1.0732437 × 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%

Cd100%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.034%

Cadmium (Cd × 499)56,092.59 g/mol, 99.966%

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