Recognised as Colour

#FCDF27

#FCDF27
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FCDF27 is a yellow with RGB values 252, 223, 39 and HSL 52°, 97%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#FCDF27#FCDF27

HEX#FCDF27

RGBrgb(252, 223, 39)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.8745, 0.1529

RGB percentages98.8%, 87.5%, 15.3%

HSLhsl(51.8, 97.3%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.8, 84.5%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 11.5%, 84.5%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,572,199

CSS custom property--colour: #FCDF27;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73617WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness219.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.72:1

Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8

Inverted#0320D8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F6D900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Deuteranopia#FEE338no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FFCDBFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 6.5 Yellow · ΔE 20.5 Goldenrod · ΔE 27.6 Orange · ΔE 33.9 Yellow green · ΔE 37.4 Khaki · ΔE 38.2

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 6.5, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2744FC

Analogous#FC7427, #AEFC27

Triadic#27FCDF, #DF27FC

Split complementary#27AEFC, #7427FC

Tetradic#27FC75, #2744FC, #FC27AF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFDF0

Lighter +30%#FEF5BE

Lighter +20%#FDEE8C

Lighter +10%#FDE659

Darker −10%#EDCD03

Darker −20%#BAA103

Darker −30%#887602

Darker −40%#564A01

More saturated +25%#FFE124

Less saturated −25%#E1CB42

Channel breakdown

R252

G223

B39

Red252 (98.8%)

Green223 (87.5%)

Blue39 (15.3%)

Hue51.83°

Saturation (HSL)97.26%

Lightness57.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G DF · B 27

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FCdF27 (chemical formula)

Formula
644.354 g/mol
29 atoms

FCdF27 has a molar mass of 644.354 g/mol, made up of 29 atoms across 2 elements: 28 × F, 1 × Cd.

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Molar mass

Molar mass644.354 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule29

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.069975 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram9.3460128 × 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

F82.6%

Cd17.4%

Fluorine (F × 28)531.944 g/mol, 82.555%

Cadmium (Cd)112.41 g/mol, 17.445%

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