Recognised as Colour

#FCFFE9

#FCFFE9
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Ivory

#FCFFE9 is a yellow with RGB values 252, 255, 233 and HSL 68°, 100%, 96%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 20.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Ivory.

Colour values

#FCFFE9#FCFFE9

HEX#FCFFE9

RGBrgb(252, 255, 233)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 1, 0.9137

RGB percentages98.8%, 100%, 91.4%

HSLhsl(68.2, 100%, 95.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(68.2, 8.6%, 100%)

CMYK1.2%, 0%, 8.6%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,580,585

CSS custom property--colour: #FCFFE9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.98099WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness251.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 20.62:1

Contrast with white1.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black20.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#FDFDFD

Inverted#030016

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFFDE8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFFDEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Tritanopia#FFFCF9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.02:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text20.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Ivory · ΔE 3.7 Beige · ΔE 3.8 Light yellow · ΔE 4.7 Cornsilk · ΔE 5.1 Honeydew · ΔE 5.5 Old lace · ΔE 5.8

Nearest named CSS colourIvory (#FFFFF0)ΔE 3.73, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ECE9FF

Analogous#FFF7E9, #F1FFE9

Triadic#E9FCFF, #FFE9FC

Split complementary#E9F1FF, #F7E9FF

Tetradic#E9FFF7, #ECE9FF, #FFE9F1

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%#F5FFB6

Darker −20%#EEFF83

Darker −30%#E7FF50

Darker −40%#E0FF1D

More saturated +25%#FCFFE9

Less saturated −25%#FAFCEC

Channel breakdown

R252

G255

B233

Red252 (98.8%)

Green255 (100%)

Blue233 (91.4%)

Hue68.18°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness95.69%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR FC · G FF · B E9

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FCFFe9 (chemical formula)

Formula
552.612 g/mol
12 atoms

FCFFe9 has a molar mass of 552.612 g/mol, made up of 12 atoms across 3 elements: 2 × F, 1 × C, 9 × Fe.

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Molar mass

Molar mass552.612 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule12

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule9.1763381 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.0897593 × 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

F6.9%

C2.2%

Fe91%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 6.876%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 2.173%

Iron (Fe × 9)502.605 g/mol, 90.951%

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