Recognised as Colour

#FCE49F

#FCE49F
Orange
Light
Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#FCE49F is a orange with RGB values 252, 228, 159 and HSL 45°, 94%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#FCE49F#FCE49F

HEX#FCE49F

RGBrgb(252, 228, 159)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.8941, 0.6235

RGB percentages98.8%, 89.4%, 62.4%

HSLhsl(44.5, 93.9%, 80.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(44.5, 36.9%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 9.5%, 36.9%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,573,599

CSS custom property--colour: #FCE49F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.78685WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness228.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.74:1

Contrast with white1.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E4E4E4

Inverted#031B60

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F3E19Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Deuteranopia#F9E8A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Tritanopia#FFD9D2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 8.3 Navajo white · ΔE 10.3 Moccasin · ΔE 11 Khaki · ΔE 11.3 Wheat · ΔE 13.1 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 16.4

Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 8.31, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9FB7FC

Analogous#FCB59F, #E6FC9F

Triadic#9FFCE4, #E49FFC

Split complementary#9FE6FC, #B59FFC

Tetradic#9FFCB5, #9FB7FC, #FC9FE6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FEF2D0

Darker −10%#FAD66E

Darker −20%#F9C83C

Darker −30%#F7BA0B

Darker −40%#C99706

More saturated +25%#FFE59C

Less saturated −25%#F0DEAB

Channel breakdown

R252

G228

B159

Red252 (98.8%)

Green228 (89.4%)

Blue159 (62.4%)

Hue44.52°

Saturation (HSL)93.94%

Lightness80.59%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G E4 · B 9F

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FCe49F (chemical formula)

Formula
6,903.876 g/mol
51 atoms

FCe49F has a molar mass of 6,903.876 g/mol, made up of 51 atoms across 2 elements: 2 × F, 49 × Ce.

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Molar mass

Molar mass6,903.876 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule51

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.1464156 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram8.7228403 × 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

F0.6%

Ce99.4%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 0.55%

Cerium (Ce × 49)6,865.88 g/mol, 99.45%

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