Recognised as Colour

#FCEB6C

#FCEB6C
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#FCEB6C is a yellow with RGB values 252, 235, 108 and HSL 53°, 96%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#FCEB6C#FCEB6C

HEX#FCEB6C

RGBrgb(252, 235, 108)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.9216, 0.4235

RGB percentages98.8%, 92.2%, 42.4%

HSLhsl(52.9, 96%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.9, 57.1%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 6.7%, 57.1%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,575,340

CSS custom property--colour: #FCEB6C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.81195WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness229.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.24:1

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

Contrast with black17.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E5E5E5

Inverted#031493

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FEE45Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFEC72no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FFDCCFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.2 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 text17.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 17.6 Gold · ΔE 26.4 Goldenrod · ΔE 28.7 Dark khaki · ΔE 29.9 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 31.6 Yellow green · ΔE 32.8

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 17.58, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6C7DFC

Analogous#FCA36C, #C5FC6C

Triadic#6CFCEB, #EB6CFC

Split complementary#6CC5FC, #A36CFC

Tetradic#6CFCA3, #6C7DFC, #FC6CC5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FEF9D0

Lighter +10%#FDF29E

Darker −10%#FBE43A

Darker −20%#FADD08

Darker −30%#CBB304

Darker −40%#998703

More saturated +25%#FFED69

Less saturated −25%#E9DD7F

Channel breakdown

R252

G235

B108

Red252 (98.8%)

Green235 (92.2%)

Blue108 (42.4%)

Hue52.92°

Saturation (HSL)96%

Lightness70.59%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G EB · B 6C

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FCeB6C (chemical formula)

Formula
235.989 g/mol
9 atoms

FCeB6C has a molar mass of 235.989 g/mol, made up of 9 atoms across 4 elements: 1 × F, 1 × Ce, 6 × B, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass235.989 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule9

Distinct elements4

Mass of one molecule3.9186895 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.5518735 × 10^21

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

F8.1%

Ce59.4%

B27.5%

C5.1%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 8.05%

Cerium (Ce)140.12 g/mol, 59.376%

Boron (B × 6)64.86 g/mol, 27.484%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 5.09%

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