Recognised as Colour

#FCF61C

#FCF61C
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Yellow

#FCF61C is a yellow with RGB values 252, 246, 28 and HSL 58°, 97%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow.

Colour values

#FCF61C#FCF61C

HEX#FCF61C

RGBrgb(252, 246, 28)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.9647, 0.1098

RGB percentages98.8%, 96.5%, 11%

HSLhsl(58.4, 97.4%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(58.4, 88.9%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 2.4%, 88.9%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,578,076

CSS custom property--colour: #FCF61C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.86691WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness233.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.34:1

Contrast with white1.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black18.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E8E8E8

Inverted#0309E3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFEC00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFF338no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FFE5D2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 81 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.15:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text18.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow · ΔE 6.3 Gold · ΔE 18.2 Green yellow · ΔE 35.3 Yellow green · ΔE 35.5 Goldenrod · ΔE 41.5 Khaki · ΔE 46

Nearest named CSS colourYellow (#FFFF00)ΔE 6.26, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1C22FC

Analogous#FC861C, #92FC1C

Triadic#1CFCF6, #F61CFC

Split complementary#1C92FC, #861CFC

Tetradic#1CFC86, #1C22FC, #FC1C92

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFEE5

Lighter +30%#FEFCB3

Lighter +20%#FDFA81

Lighter +10%#FDF84E

Darker −10%#E2DC03

Darker −20%#B0AB02

Darker −30%#7D7A02

Darker −40%#4B4901

More saturated +25%#FFF919

Less saturated −25%#DFDB39

Channel breakdown

R252

G246

B28

Red252 (98.8%)

Green246 (96.5%)

Blue28 (11%)

Hue58.39°

Saturation (HSL)97.39%

Lightness54.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G F6 · B 1C

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FCF61C (chemical formula)

Formula
1,201.898 g/mol
64 atoms

FCF61C has a molar mass of 1,201.898 g/mol, made up of 64 atoms across 2 elements: 62 × F, 2 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,201.898 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule64

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.9957986 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram5.0105257 × 10^20

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

F98%

C2%

Fluorine (F × 62)1,177.876 g/mol, 98.001%

Carbon (C × 2)24.022 g/mol, 1.999%

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