Recognised as Colour

#FEC500

#FEC500
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FEC500 is a yellow with RGB values 254, 197, 0 and HSL 47°, 100%, 50%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#FEC500#FEC500

HEX#FEC500

RGBrgb(254, 197, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.9961, 0.7725, 0

RGB percentages99.6%, 77.3%, 0%

HSLhsl(46.5, 100%, 49.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(46.5, 100%, 99.6%)

CMYK0%, 22.4%, 100%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,696,576

CSS custom property--colour: #FEC500;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61003WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness205.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.2:1

Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3

Inverted#013AFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DFC400no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#EDD31Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FFB1A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 10.4 Goldenrod · ΔE 19.1 Orange · ΔE 19.3 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 31.5 Dark orange · ΔE 33.7 Yellow · ΔE 33.7

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 10.4, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0039FE

Analogous#FE4600, #B8FE00

Triadic#00FEC5, #C500FE

Split complementary#00B8FE, #4600FE

Tetradic#00FE46, #0039FE, #FE00B8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFF3CB

Lighter +30%#FFE898

Lighter +20%#FFDC65

Lighter +10%#FFD132

Darker −10%#CB9D00

Darker −20%#987600

Darker −30%#654E00

Darker −40%#322700

More saturated +25%#FEC500

Less saturated −25%#DEB320

Channel breakdown

R254

G197

Red254 (99.6%)

Green197 (77.3%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue46.54°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness49.8%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FE · G C5 · B 00

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Also reads as

FeC500 (chemical formula)

Formula
6,061.345 g/mol
501 atoms

FeC500 has a molar mass of 6,061.345 g/mol, made up of 501 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × Fe, 500 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass6,061.345 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule501

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.00651 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram9.9353209 × 10^19

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

Fe0.9%

C99.1%

Iron (Fe)55.845 g/mol, 0.921%

Carbon (C × 500)6,005.5 g/mol, 99.079%

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