Recognised as Colour

#FCFCC3

#FCFCC3
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Lemon chiffon

#FCFCC3 is a yellow with RGB values 252, 252, 195 and HSL 60°, 90%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 19.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lemon chiffon.

Colour values

#FCFCC3#FCFCC3

HEX#FCFCC3

RGBrgb(252, 252, 195)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.9882, 0.7647

RGB percentages98.8%, 98.8%, 76.5%

HSLhsl(60, 90.5%, 87.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60, 22.6%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 0%, 22.6%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,579,779

CSS custom property--colour: #FCFCC3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.94256WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness246.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 19.85:1

Contrast with white1.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black19.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#F8F8F8

Inverted#03033C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFF7BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFFAC5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Tritanopia#FFF5EDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.06:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text19.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lemon chiffon · ΔE 6.2 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 7.7 Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 8.5 Moccasin · ΔE 12.9 Light yellow · ΔE 13.2 Wheat · ΔE 13.8

Nearest named CSS colourLemon chiffon (#FFFACD)ΔE 6.21, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C3C3FC

Analogous#FCE0C3, #E0FCC3

Triadic#C3FCFC, #FCC3FC

Split complementary#C3E0FC, #E0C3FC

Tetradic#C3FCE0, #C3C3FC, #FCC3E0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FEFEF4

Darker −10%#FAFA92

Darker −20%#F7F762

Darker −30%#F5F531

Darker −40%#E7E70C

More saturated +25%#FFFFC0

Less saturated −25%#F4F4CB

Channel breakdown

R252

G252

B195

Red252 (98.8%)

Green252 (98.8%)

Blue195 (76.5%)

Hue60°

Saturation (HSL)90.48%

Lightness87.65%

Dominant channelRed and Green

Hex per channelR FC · G FC · B C3

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FCFCC3 (chemical formula)

Formula
98.051 g/mol
7 atoms

FCFCC3 has a molar mass of 98.051 g/mol, made up of 7 atoms across 2 elements: 2 × F, 5 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass98.051 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule7

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.6281752 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram6.1418453 × 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

F38.8%

C61.2%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 38.751%

Carbon (C × 5)60.055 g/mol, 61.249%

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