Recognised as Colour

#FCF992

#FCF992
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#FCF992 is a yellow with RGB values 252, 249, 146 and HSL 58°, 95%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 19.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#FCF992#FCF992

HEX#FCF992

RGBrgb(252, 249, 146)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.9765, 0.5725

RGB percentages98.8%, 97.6%, 57.3%

HSLhsl(58.3, 94.6%, 78%)

HSV / HSBhsv(58.3, 42.1%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 1.2%, 42.1%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,578,962

CSS custom property--colour: #FCF992;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.90522WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness240.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 19.1:1

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

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

Greyscale equivalent#F2F2F2

Inverted#03066D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFF28Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFF697no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FFEDE0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

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

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

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 8.6 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 20.2 Dark khaki · ΔE 25.4 Moccasin · ΔE 28.4 Navajo white · ΔE 28.4 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 28.5

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 8.58, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9295FC

Analogous#FCC492, #CAFC92

Triadic#92FCF9, #F992FC

Split complementary#92CAFC, #C492FC

Tetradic#92FCC4, #9295FC, #FC92CA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFEF5

Lighter +10%#FDFCC4

Darker −10%#FBF660

Darker −20%#F9F42F

Darker −30%#EEE807

Darker −40%#BDB805

More saturated +25%#FFFC8F

Less saturated −25%#EEECA0

Channel breakdown

R252

G249

B146

Red252 (98.8%)

Green249 (97.6%)

Blue146 (57.3%)

Hue58.3°

Saturation (HSL)94.64%

Lightness78.04%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G F9 · B 92

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FCF992 (chemical formula)

Formula
18,877.025 g/mol
994 atoms

FCF992 has a molar mass of 18,877.025 g/mol, made up of 994 atoms across 2 elements: 993 × F, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass18,877.025 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule994

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule3.1346037 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram3.1901959 × 10^19

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

F99.9%

C0.1%

Fluorine (F × 993)18,865.014 g/mol, 99.936%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 0.064%

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