Recognised as Colour

#FCE956

#FCE956
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FCE956 is a yellow with RGB values 252, 233, 86 and HSL 53°, 97%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#FCE956#FCE956

HEX#FCE956

RGBrgb(252, 233, 86)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.9137, 0.3373

RGB percentages98.8%, 91.4%, 33.7%

HSLhsl(53.1, 96.5%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(53.1, 65.9%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 7.5%, 65.9%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,574,806

CSS custom property--colour: #FCE956;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.79645WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness227.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.93:1

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

Contrast with black16.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2

Inverted#0316A9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FEE242no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFEA5Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FFD9CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.7 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 text16.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 18.7 Khaki · ΔE 25.9 Yellow · ΔE 26.9 Goldenrod · ΔE 27.8 Yellow green · ΔE 32.1 Dark khaki · ΔE 36.4

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 18.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5669FC

Analogous#FC9656, #BCFC56

Triadic#56FCE9, #E956FC

Split complementary#56BCFC, #9656FC

Tetradic#56FC96, #5669FC, #FC56BC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFDEC

Lighter +20%#FEF6BA

Lighter +10%#FDF088

Darker −10%#FBE224

Darker −20%#E8CE04

Darker −30%#B6A103

Darker −40%#847502

More saturated +25%#FFEB53

Less saturated −25%#E7D86C

Channel breakdown

R252

G233

B86

Red252 (98.8%)

Green233 (91.4%)

Blue86 (33.7%)

Hue53.13°

Saturation (HSL)96.51%

Lightness66.27%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G E9 · B 56

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FCe956 (chemical formula)

Formula
133,973.718 g/mol
957 atoms

FCe956 has a molar mass of 133,973.718 g/mol, made up of 957 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × F, 956 × Ce.

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Molar mass

Molar mass133,973.718 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule957

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule2.2246859 × 10^-19 g

Molecules per gram4.4950165 × 10^18

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%

Ce100%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.014%

Cerium (Ce × 956)133,954.72 g/mol, 99.986%

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