Recognised as Colour

#FCDB3B

#FCDB3B
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FCDB3B is a yellow with RGB values 252, 219, 59 and HSL 50°, 97%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#FCDB3B#FCDB3B

HEX#FCDB3B

RGBrgb(252, 219, 59)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.8588, 0.2314

RGB percentages98.8%, 85.9%, 23.1%

HSLhsl(49.7, 97%, 61%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.7, 76.6%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 13.1%, 76.6%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,571,195

CSS custom property--colour: #FCDB3B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71674WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness218 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.33:1

Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6

Inverted#0324C4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F2D616no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#FAE146no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Tritanopia#FFCABDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 10.5 Goldenrod · ΔE 22.7 Yellow · ΔE 26.5 Orange · ΔE 30.9 Khaki · ΔE 32.4 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 34.8

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 10.5, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3B5CFC

Analogous#FC7B3B, #BDFC3B

Triadic#3BFCDB, #DB3BFC

Split complementary#3BBDFC, #7A3BFC

Tetradic#3BFC7B, #3B5CFC, #FC3BBD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEF7D2

Lighter +20%#FEED9F

Lighter +10%#FDE46D

Darker −10%#FBD209

Darker −20%#CEAB03

Darker −30%#9C8102

Darker −40%#695802

More saturated +25%#FFDD38

Less saturated −25%#E3CB54

Channel breakdown

R252

G219

B59

Red252 (98.8%)

Green219 (85.9%)

Blue59 (23.1%)

Hue49.74°

Saturation (HSL)96.98%

Lightness60.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G DB · B 3B

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FCdB3B (chemical formula)

Formula
174.648 g/mol
6 atoms

FCdB3B has a molar mass of 174.648 g/mol, made up of 6 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × F, 1 × Cd, 4 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass174.648 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule6

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule2.9000983 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.448159 × 10^21

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

F10.9%

Cd64.4%

B24.8%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 10.878%

Cadmium (Cd)112.41 g/mol, 64.364%

Boron (B × 4)43.24 g/mol, 24.758%

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