Recognised as Colour

#FCE999

#FCE999
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#FCE999 is a yellow with RGB values 252, 233, 153 and HSL 48°, 94%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#FCE999#FCE999

HEX#FCE999

RGBrgb(252, 233, 153)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.9137, 0.6

RGB percentages98.8%, 91.4%, 60%

HSLhsl(48.5, 94.3%, 79.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48.5, 39.3%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 7.5%, 39.3%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,574,873

CSS custom property--colour: #FCE999;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.81273WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness231.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.25:1

Contrast with white1.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black17.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E7E7E7

Inverted#031666

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F8E593no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#FDEC9Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FFDED5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.22:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text17.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 6.2 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 10.7 Navajo white · ΔE 15.9 Moccasin · ΔE 16.4 Wheat · ΔE 18.5 Dark khaki · ΔE 19.4

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 6.18, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#99ACFC

Analogous#FCB899, #DDFC99

Triadic#99FCE9, #E999FC

Split complementary#99DDFC, #B899FC

Tetradic#99FCB8, #99ACFC, #FC99DE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFEFC

Lighter +10%#FDF4CB

Darker −10%#FBDE67

Darker −20%#F9D436

Darker −30%#F5C707

Darker −40%#C39F06

More saturated +25%#FFEB96

Less saturated −25%#EFE1A6

Channel breakdown

R252

G233

B153

Red252 (98.8%)

Green233 (91.4%)

Blue153 (60%)

Hue48.48°

Saturation (HSL)94.29%

Lightness79.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G E9 · B 99

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FCe999 (chemical formula)

Formula
139,998.878 g/mol
1000 atoms

FCe999 has a molar mass of 139,998.878 g/mol, made up of 1000 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × F, 999 × Ce.

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Molar mass

Molar mass139,998.878 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule1000

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule2.3247361 × 10^-19 g

Molecules per gram4.3015636 × 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 × 999)139,979.88 g/mol, 99.986%

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