Recognised as Colour

#FCFB79

#FCFB79
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#FCFB79 is a yellow with RGB values 252, 251, 121 and HSL 60°, 96%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 19.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#FCFB79#FCFB79

HEX#FCFB79

RGBrgb(252, 251, 121)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.9843, 0.4745

RGB percentages98.8%, 98.4%, 47.5%

HSLhsl(59.5, 95.6%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(59.5, 52%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 0.4%, 52%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,579,449

CSS custom property--colour: #FCFB79;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.9107WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness240.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 19.21:1

Contrast with white1.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black19.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#F2F2F2

Inverted#030486

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFF26Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFF780no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FFEDDEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.09:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text19.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 19.1 Yellow green · ΔE 29.8 Gold · ΔE 30.9 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 32.3 Dark khaki · ΔE 32.9 Yellow · ΔE 33.4

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 19.1, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#797AFC

Analogous#FCB979, #BCFC79

Triadic#79FCFB, #FB79FC

Split complementary#79BCFC, #B979FC

Tetradic#79FCB9, #797AFC, #FC79BC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FEFEDD

Lighter +10%#FDFCAB

Darker −10%#FBFA47

Darker −20%#FAF815

Darker −30%#D7D605

Darker −40%#A5A404

More saturated +25%#FFFE76

Less saturated −25%#EBEA8A

Channel breakdown

R252

G251

B121

Red252 (98.8%)

Green251 (98.4%)

Blue121 (47.5%)

Hue59.54°

Saturation (HSL)95.62%

Lightness73.14%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G FB · B 79

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FCFB79 (chemical formula)

Formula
903.997 g/mol
82 atoms

FCFB79 has a molar mass of 903.997 g/mol, made up of 82 atoms across 3 elements: 2 × F, 1 × C, 79 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass903.997 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule82

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.5011223 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram6.6616822 × 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

F4.2%

C1.3%

B94.5%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 4.203%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 1.329%

Boron (B × 79)853.99 g/mol, 94.468%

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