Recognised as Colour

#FCD559

#FCD559
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Goldenrod

#FCD559 is a yellow with RGB values 252, 213, 89 and HSL 46°, 96%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#FCD559#FCD559

HEX#FCD559

RGBrgb(252, 213, 89)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.8353, 0.349

RGB percentages98.8%, 83.5%, 34.9%

HSLhsl(45.6, 96.4%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(45.6, 64.7%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 15.5%, 64.7%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,569,689

CSS custom property--colour: #FCD559;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69005WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness215.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.8:1

Contrast with white1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4

Inverted#032AA6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EBD24Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#F4DD5Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FFC5BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 18.2 Khaki · ΔE 21.9 Gold · ΔE 22.9 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 28.9 Dark khaki · ΔE 29.8 Orange · ΔE 30

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 18.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5980FC

Analogous#FC8459, #D1FC59

Triadic#59FCD5, #D559FC

Split complementary#59D2FC, #8359FC

Tetradic#59FC84, #5980FC, #FC59D2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFBEF

Lighter +20%#FEEEBD

Lighter +10%#FDE28B

Darker −10%#FBC827

Darker −20%#EBB404

Darker −30%#B98D03

Darker −40%#876702

More saturated +25%#FFD756

Less saturated −25%#E7CA6E

Channel breakdown

R252

G213

B89

Red252 (98.8%)

Green213 (83.5%)

Blue89 (34.9%)

Hue45.64°

Saturation (HSL)96.45%

Lightness66.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G D5 · B 59

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Harmonies

Lighter and darker

Similar named colours

Also reads as

FCd559 (chemical formula)

Formula
62,856.188 g/mol
560 atoms

FCd559 has a molar mass of 62,856.188 g/mol, made up of 560 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × F, 559 × Cd.

Open this reading on its own page →

Molar mass

Molar mass62,856.188 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule560

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.0437516 × 10^-19 g

Molecules per gram9.580824 × 10^18

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, 0.03%

Cadmium (Cd × 559)62,837.19 g/mol, 99.97%

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Elements in this formula

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page