Recognised as Colour

#FCD525

#FCD525
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FCD525 is a yellow with RGB values 252, 213, 37 and HSL 49°, 97%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#FCD525#FCD525

HEX#FCD525

RGBrgb(252, 213, 37)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.8353, 0.1451

RGB percentages98.8%, 83.5%, 14.5%

HSLhsl(49.1, 97.3%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.1, 85.3%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 15.5%, 85.3%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,569,637

CSS custom property--colour: #FCD525;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68418WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness214 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.68:1

Contrast with white1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1

Inverted#032ADA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EDD100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original

Deuteranopia#F7DD35no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FFC3B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 5.7 Goldenrod · ΔE 22.5 Yellow · ΔE 26.1 Orange · ΔE 28.1 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 34.9 Khaki · ΔE 37.5

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 5.68, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#254CFC

Analogous#FC6925, #B8FC25

Triadic#25FCD5, #D525FC

Split complementary#25B8FC, #6925FC

Tetradic#25FC69, #254CFC, #FC25B8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFCEE

Lighter +30%#FEF2BC

Lighter +20%#FDE88A

Lighter +10%#FDDF57

Darker −10%#EBC103

Darker −20%#B89703

Darker −30%#866E02

Darker −40%#544501

More saturated +25%#FFD722

Less saturated −25%#E0C341

Channel breakdown

R252

G213

B37

Red252 (98.8%)

Green213 (83.5%)

Blue37 (14.5%)

Hue49.12°

Saturation (HSL)97.29%

Lightness56.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G D5 · B 25

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FCd525 (chemical formula)

Formula
59,034.248 g/mol
526 atoms

FCd525 has a molar mass of 59,034.248 g/mol, made up of 526 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × F, 525 × Cd.

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Molar mass

Molar mass59,034.248 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule526

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule9.8028675 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram1.0201097 × 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, 0.032%

Cadmium (Cd × 525)59,015.25 g/mol, 99.968%

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