Recognised as Colour

#FCF5B2

#FCF5B2
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#FCF5B2 is a yellow with RGB values 252, 245, 178 and HSL 54°, 93%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#FCF5B2#FCF5B2

HEX#FCF5B2

RGBrgb(252, 245, 178)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.9608, 0.698

RGB percentages98.8%, 96.1%, 69.8%

HSLhsl(54.3, 92.5%, 84.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(54.3, 29.4%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 2.8%, 29.4%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,577,970

CSS custom property--colour: #FCF5B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.89215WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness240.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.84:1

Contrast with white1.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black18.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#F2F2F2

Inverted#030A4D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFF0AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFF4B4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FFECE3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.11:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text18.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 5 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 11.3 Moccasin · ΔE 12.8 Khaki · ΔE 13 Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 14.1 Navajo white · ΔE 14.2

Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 5.05, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B2B9FC

Analogous#FCD0B2, #DEFCB2

Triadic#B2FCF5, #F5B2FC

Split complementary#B2DEFC, #D0B2FC

Tetradic#B2FCD0, #B2B9FC, #FCB2DE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FEFBE3

Darker −10%#FAEF81

Darker −20%#F8E850

Darker −30%#F6E21F

Darker −40%#DAC608

More saturated +25%#FFF7AF

Less saturated −25%#F2EDBC

Channel breakdown

R252

G245

B178

Red252 (98.8%)

Green245 (96.1%)

Blue178 (69.8%)

Hue54.32°

Saturation (HSL)92.5%

Lightness84.31%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G F5 · B B2

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FCF5B2 (chemical formula)

Formula
147.619 g/mol
9 atoms

FCF5B2 has a molar mass of 147.619 g/mol, made up of 9 atoms across 3 elements: 6 × F, 1 × C, 2 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass147.619 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule9

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule2.4512712 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram4.079516 × 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

F77.2%

C8.1%

B14.6%

Fluorine (F × 6)113.988 g/mol, 77.218%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 8.136%

Boron (B × 2)21.62 g/mol, 14.646%

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