Recognised as Colour

#FCE45C

#FCE45C
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FCE45C is a yellow with RGB values 252, 228, 92 and HSL 51°, 96%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#FCE45C#FCE45C

HEX#FCE45C

RGBrgb(252, 228, 92)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.8941, 0.3608

RGB percentages98.8%, 89.4%, 36.1%

HSLhsl(51, 96.4%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51, 63.5%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 9.5%, 63.5%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,573,532

CSS custom property--colour: #FCE45C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76955WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness224.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.39:1

Contrast with white1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF

Inverted#031BA3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F8DE4Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFE763no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Tritanopia#FFD4C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.28:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 20.9 Khaki · ΔE 22.3 Goldenrod · ΔE 25 Yellow · ΔE 31.7 Dark khaki · ΔE 32.7 Yellow green · ΔE 33.9

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 20.87, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5C74FC

Analogous#FC945C, #C4FC5C

Triadic#5CFCE4, #E45CFC

Split complementary#5CC4FC, #945CFC

Tetradic#5CFC94, #5C74FC, #FC5CC4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFDF2

Lighter +20%#FEF5C0

Lighter +10%#FDEC8E

Darker −10%#FBDC2A

Darker −20%#EECB04

Darker −30%#BCA003

Darker −40%#897503

More saturated +25%#FFE659

Less saturated −25%#E7D571

Channel breakdown

R252

G228

B92

Red252 (98.8%)

Green228 (89.4%)

Blue92 (36.1%)

Hue51°

Saturation (HSL)96.39%

Lightness67.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G E4 · B 5C

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FCe45C (chemical formula)

Formula
6,336.409 g/mol
47 atoms

FCe45C has a molar mass of 6,336.409 g/mol, made up of 47 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × F, 45 × Ce, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass6,336.409 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule47

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.0521855 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram9.5040278 × 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

F0.3%

Ce99.5%

C0.2%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.3%

Cerium (Ce × 45)6,305.4 g/mol, 99.511%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 0.19%

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