Recognised as Colour

#FCE78F

#FCE78F
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#FCE78F is a yellow with RGB values 252, 231, 143 and HSL 48°, 95%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#FCE78F#FCE78F

HEX#FCE78F

RGBrgb(252, 231, 143)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.9059, 0.5608

RGB percentages98.8%, 90.6%, 56.1%

HSLhsl(48.4, 94.8%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48.4, 43.3%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 8.3%, 43.3%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,574,351

CSS custom property--colour: #FCE78F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7983WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness229.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.97:1

Contrast with white1.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E5E5E5

Inverted#031870

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F7E388no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#FDEA92no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FFDBD1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 4.7 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 14.6 Navajo white · ΔE 19.4 Dark khaki · ΔE 19.7 Moccasin · ΔE 20.2 Wheat · ΔE 22.3

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 4.68, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8FA4FC

Analogous#FCB18F, #DBFC8F

Triadic#8FFCE7, #E78FFC

Split complementary#8FDBFC, #B08FFC

Tetradic#8FFCB0, #8FA4FC, #FC8FDB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFCF2

Lighter +10%#FDF2C1

Darker −10%#FBDC5D

Darker −20%#F9D22C

Darker −30%#ECBF06

Darker −40%#BA9705

More saturated +25%#FFE98C

Less saturated −25%#EEDE9D

Channel breakdown

R252

G231

B143

Red252 (98.8%)

Green231 (90.6%)

Blue143 (56.1%)

Hue48.44°

Saturation (HSL)94.78%

Lightness77.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G E7 · B 8F

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FCe78F (chemical formula)

Formula
10,967.356 g/mol
80 atoms

FCe78F has a molar mass of 10,967.356 g/mol, made up of 80 atoms across 2 elements: 2 × F, 78 × Ce.

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Molar mass

Molar mass10,967.356 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule80

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.8211723 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram5.4909686 × 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%

Ce99.7%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 0.346%

Cerium (Ce × 78)10,929.36 g/mol, 99.654%

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