Recognised as Colour

#FCFBE2

#FCFBE2
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Beige

#FCFBE2 is a yellow with RGB values 252, 251, 226 and HSL 58°, 81%, 94%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 20:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Beige.

Colour values

#FCFBE2#FCFBE2

HEX#FCFBE2

RGBrgb(252, 251, 226)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.9843, 0.8863

RGB percentages98.8%, 98.4%, 88.6%

HSLhsl(57.7, 81.3%, 93.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(57.7, 10.3%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 0.4%, 10.3%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,579,554

CSS custom property--colour: #FCFBE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.95181WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness248.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 20.04:1

Contrast with white1.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black20.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#F9F9F9

Inverted#03041D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFF9E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFFAE3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Tritanopia#FFF7F4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.05:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text20.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Beige · ΔE 2.2 Cornsilk · ΔE 2.8 Light yellow · ΔE 3.2 Ivory · ΔE 5.3 Old lace · ΔE 5.8 Papaya whip · ΔE 6.4

Nearest named CSS colourBeige (#F5F5DC)ΔE 2.19, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E2E3FC

Analogous#FCEEE2, #F0FCE2

Triadic#E2FCFB, #FBE2FC

Split complementary#E2F0FC, #EEE2FC

Tetradic#E2FCEE, #E2E3FC, #FCE2F0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FFFFFF

Darker −10%#F7F5B4

Darker −20%#F2EE86

Darker −30%#EEE857

Darker −40%#E9E129

More saturated +25%#FFFEDF

Less saturated −25%#F8F7E6

Channel breakdown

R252

G251

B226

Red252 (98.8%)

Green251 (98.4%)

Blue226 (88.6%)

Hue57.69°

Saturation (HSL)81.25%

Lightness93.73%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G FB · B E2

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FCFBe2 (chemical formula)

Formula
68.0314 g/mol
5 atoms

FCFBe2 has a molar mass of 68.0314 g/mol, made up of 5 atoms across 3 elements: 2 × F, 1 × C, 2 × Be.

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Molar mass

Molar mass68.0314 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule5

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.129688 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram8.8520018 × 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

F55.9%

C17.7%

Be26.5%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 55.851%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 17.655%

Beryllium (Be × 2)18.0244 g/mol, 26.494%

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