Recognised as Colour

#FCF2BC

#FCF2BC
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Lemon chiffon

#FCF2BC is a yellow with RGB values 252, 242, 188 and HSL 51°, 91%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lemon chiffon.

Colour values

#FCF2BC#FCF2BC

HEX#FCF2BC

RGBrgb(252, 242, 188)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.949, 0.7373

RGB percentages98.8%, 94.9%, 73.7%

HSLhsl(50.6, 91.4%, 86.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.6, 25.4%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 4%, 25.4%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,577,212

CSS custom property--colour: #FCF2BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.87831WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness239.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.57:1

Contrast with white1.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black18.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#F0F0F0

Inverted#030D43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FDEFB9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFF3BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Tritanopia#FFEAE3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.13:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text18.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lemon chiffon · ΔE 5.7 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 5.9 Moccasin · ΔE 8.1 Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 8.6 Wheat · ΔE 9.2 Navajo white · ΔE 10.6

Nearest named CSS colourLemon chiffon (#FFFACD)ΔE 5.74, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BCC6FC

Analogous#FCD2BC, #E6FCBC

Triadic#BCFCF2, #F2BCFC

Split complementary#BCE6FC, #D2BCFC

Tetradic#BCFCD2, #BCC6FC, #FCBCE6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FEFBED

Darker −10%#FAE98B

Darker −20%#F8DF5A

Darker −30%#F5D62A

Darker −40%#E2C00A

More saturated +25%#FFF4B9

Less saturated −25%#F3ECC5

Channel breakdown

R252

G242

B188

Red252 (98.8%)

Green242 (94.9%)

Blue188 (73.7%)

Hue50.62°

Saturation (HSL)91.43%

Lightness86.27%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G F2 · B BC

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FCF2BC (chemical formula)

Formula
91.826 g/mol
6 atoms

FCF2BC has a molar mass of 91.826 g/mol, made up of 6 atoms across 3 elements: 3 × F, 2 × C, 1 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass91.826 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule6

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.5248066 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram6.5582087 × 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

F62.1%

C26.2%

B11.8%

Fluorine (F × 3)56.994 g/mol, 62.067%

Carbon (C × 2)24.022 g/mol, 26.16%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 11.772%

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