Recognised as Colour

#FCF2AC

#FCF2AC
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#FCF2AC is a yellow with RGB values 252, 242, 172 and HSL 52°, 93%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#FCF2AC#FCF2AC

HEX#FCF2AC

RGBrgb(252, 242, 172)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.949, 0.6745

RGB percentages98.8%, 94.9%, 67.5%

HSLhsl(52.5, 93%, 83.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.5, 31.7%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 4%, 31.7%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,577,196

CSS custom property--colour: #FCF2AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.87178WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness238.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.44:1

Contrast with white1.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black18.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#EFEFEF

Inverted#030D53

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFEDA7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFF2AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FFE9E0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text18.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 5.5 Khaki · ΔE 11.1 Moccasin · ΔE 13.1 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 13.2 Navajo white · ΔE 14.1 Wheat · ΔE 14.9

Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 5.52, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ACB6FC

Analogous#FCCAAC, #DEFCAC

Triadic#ACFCF2, #F2ACFC

Split complementary#ACDEFC, #CAACFC

Tetradic#ACFCCA, #ACB6FC, #FCACDE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FEFADD

Darker −10%#FAEA7B

Darker −20%#F8E34A

Darker −30%#F7DB18

Darker −40%#D4BB08

More saturated +25%#FFF4A9

Less saturated −25%#F1EAB7

Channel breakdown

R252

G242

B172

Red252 (98.8%)

Green242 (94.9%)

Blue172 (67.5%)

Hue52.5°

Saturation (HSL)93.02%

Lightness83.14%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G F2 · B AC

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FCF2Ac (chemical formula)

Formula
296.005 g/mol
5 atoms

FCF2Ac has a molar mass of 296.005 g/mol, made up of 5 atoms across 3 elements: 3 × F, 1 × C, 1 × Ac.

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Molar mass

Molar mass296.005 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule5

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule4.9152787 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.0344726 × 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

F19.3%

C4.1%

Ac76.7%

Fluorine (F × 3)56.994 g/mol, 19.254%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 4.058%

Actinium (Ac)227 g/mol, 76.688%

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