Recognised as Colour

#FCF8CB

#FCF8CB
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Lemon chiffon

#FCF8CB is a yellow with RGB values 252, 248, 203 and HSL 55°, 89%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 19.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lemon chiffon.

Colour values

#FCF8CB#FCF8CB

HEX#FCF8CB

RGBrgb(252, 248, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.9725, 0.7961

RGB percentages98.8%, 97.3%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(55.1, 89.1%, 89.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(55.1, 19.4%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 1.6%, 19.4%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,578,763

CSS custom property--colour: #FCF8CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.92142WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness244.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 19.43:1

Contrast with white1.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black19.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#F6F6F6

Inverted#030734

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFF4C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFF7CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FFF2ECno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.08:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text19.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lemon chiffon · ΔE 0.9 Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 3 Light yellow · ΔE 7.7 Cornsilk · ΔE 8.6 Blanched almond · ΔE 9.9 Beige · ΔE 10.3

Nearest named CSS colourLemon chiffon (#FFFACD)ΔE 0.85, indistinguishable to the eye

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CBCFFC

Analogous#FCDFCB, #E8FCCB

Triadic#CBFCF8, #F8CBFC

Split complementary#CBE8FC, #DFCBFC

Tetradic#CBFCDF, #CBCFFC, #FCCBE7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FFFEFB

Darker −10%#F9F29B

Darker −20%#F6EB6B

Darker −30%#F4E53A

Darker −40%#EDDB0E

More saturated +25%#FFFBC8

Less saturated −25%#F5F2D2

Channel breakdown

R252

G248

B203

Red252 (98.8%)

Green248 (97.3%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue55.1°

Saturation (HSL)89.09%

Lightness89.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G F8 · B CB

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FCF8CB (chemical formula)

Formula
205.814 g/mol
12 atoms

FCF8CB has a molar mass of 205.814 g/mol, made up of 12 atoms across 3 elements: 9 × F, 2 × C, 1 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass205.814 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule12

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule3.4176219 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.9260112 × 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

F83.1%

C11.7%

B5.3%

Fluorine (F × 9)170.982 g/mol, 83.076%

Carbon (C × 2)24.022 g/mol, 11.672%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 5.252%

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