Recognised as Colour

#FCE22B

#FCE22B
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FCE22B is a yellow with RGB values 252, 226, 43 and HSL 53°, 97%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#FCE22B#FCE22B

HEX#FCE22B

RGBrgb(252, 226, 43)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.8863, 0.1686

RGB percentages98.8%, 88.6%, 16.9%

HSLhsl(52.5, 97.2%, 57.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.5, 82.9%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 10.3%, 82.9%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,572,971

CSS custom property--colour: #FCE22B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75263WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness221.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.05:1

Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DADADA

Inverted#031DD4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F9DB00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFE53Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Tritanopia#FFD1C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 8 Yellow · ΔE 19.4 Goldenrod · ΔE 28.7 Orange · ΔE 35.4 Yellow green · ΔE 36.4 Khaki · ΔE 37.9

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 7.96, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2B45FC

Analogous#FC7A2B, #ADFC2B

Triadic#2BFCE2, #E22BFC

Split complementary#2BADFC, #7A2BFC

Tetradic#2BFC7A, #2B45FC, #FC2BAE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFEF4

Lighter +30%#FEF7C2

Lighter +20%#FDF090

Lighter +10%#FDE95D

Darker −10%#F1D303

Darker −20%#BEA703

Darker −30%#8C7B02

Darker −40%#5A4F01

More saturated +25%#FFE428

Less saturated −25%#E1CE46

Channel breakdown

R252

G226

B43

Red252 (98.8%)

Green226 (88.6%)

Blue43 (16.9%)

Hue52.54°

Saturation (HSL)97.21%

Lightness57.84%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G E2 · B 2B

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FCe22B (chemical formula)

Formula
3,112.448 g/mol
24 atoms

FCe22B has a molar mass of 3,112.448 g/mol, made up of 24 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × F, 22 × Ce, 1 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass3,112.448 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule24

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule5.1683415 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.9348567 × 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

F0.6%

Ce99%

B0.3%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.61%

Cerium (Ce × 22)3,082.64 g/mol, 99.042%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.347%

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