Recognised as Colour

#FCE99B

#FCE99B
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#FCE99B is a yellow with RGB values 252, 233, 155 and HSL 48°, 94%, 80%. 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

#FCE99B#FCE99B

HEX#FCE99B

RGBrgb(252, 233, 155)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.9137, 0.6078

RGB percentages98.8%, 91.4%, 60.8%

HSLhsl(48.2, 94.2%, 79.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48.2, 38.5%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 7.5%, 38.5%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,574,875

CSS custom property--colour: #FCE99B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.8134WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness231.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.27:1

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

Contrast with black17.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E7E7E7

Inverted#031664

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F8E595no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#FDEC9Eno 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 34.7 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 text17.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 7 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 9.8 Navajo white · ΔE 15 Moccasin · ΔE 15.4 Wheat · ΔE 17.5 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 18.8

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 6.96, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9BAEFC

Analogous#FCB89B, #DFFC9B

Triadic#9BFCE9, #E99BFC

Split complementary#9BDFFC, #B99BFC

Tetradic#9BFCB8, #9BAEFC, #FC9BDF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFE

Lighter +10%#FDF4CD

Darker −10%#FBDE69

Darker −20%#F9D338

Darker −30%#F7C807

Darker −40%#C5A006

More saturated +25%#FFEB98

Less saturated −25%#EFE1A8

Channel breakdown

R252

G233

B155

Red252 (98.8%)

Green233 (91.4%)

Blue155 (60.8%)

Hue48.25°

Saturation (HSL)94.17%

Lightness79.8%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G E9 · B 9B

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FCe99B (chemical formula)

Formula
13,901.688 g/mol
101 atoms

FCe99B has a molar mass of 13,901.688 g/mol, made up of 101 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × F, 99 × Ce, 1 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass13,901.688 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule101

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule2.3084296 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram4.3319493 × 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

F0.1%

Ce99.8%

B0.1%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.137%

Cerium (Ce × 99)13,871.88 g/mol, 99.786%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.078%

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