Recognised as Colour

#FEC205

#FEC205
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FEC205 is a yellow with RGB values 254, 194, 5 and HSL 46°, 99%, 51%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#FEC205#FEC205

HEX#FEC205

RGBrgb(254, 194, 5)

RGB (0–1)0.9961, 0.7608, 0.0196

RGB percentages99.6%, 76.1%, 2%

HSLhsl(45.5, 99.2%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(45.5, 98%, 99.6%)

CMYK0%, 23.6%, 98%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,695,813

CSS custom property--colour: #FEC205;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59665WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness203.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.93:1

Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1

Inverted#013DFA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DCC200no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#EBD11Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FFAEA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 12.4 Orange · ΔE 17.3 Goldenrod · ΔE 17.8 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 30.2 Dark orange · ΔE 31.8 Yellow · ΔE 35.7

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 12.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0541FE

Analogous#FE4605, #BDFE05

Triadic#05FEC2, #C205FE

Split complementary#05BDFE, #4605FE

Tetradic#05FE46, #0541FE, #FE05BD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFF4D0

Lighter +30%#FFE79D

Lighter +20%#FEDB6B

Lighter +10%#FECE38

Darker −10%#CF9D01

Darker −20%#9C7701

Darker −30%#6A5000

Darker −40%#372A00

More saturated +25%#FFC304

Less saturated −25%#DFB224

Channel breakdown

R254

G194

Red254 (99.6%)

Green194 (76.1%)

Blue5 (2%)

Hue45.54°

Saturation (HSL)99.2%

Lightness50.78%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FE · G C2 · B 05

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Also reads as

FeC205 (chemical formula)

Formula
2,518.1 g/mol
206 atoms

FeC205 has a molar mass of 2,518.1 g/mol, made up of 206 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × Fe, 205 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass2,518.1 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule206

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule4.1814034 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram2.3915415 × 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

Fe2.2%

C97.8%

Iron (Fe)55.845 g/mol, 2.218%

Carbon (C × 205)2,462.255 g/mol, 97.782%

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