Recognised as Colour

#FEC74F

#FEC74F
Orange
Light
Nearest: Goldenrod

#FEC74F is a orange with RGB values 254, 199, 79 and HSL 41°, 99%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#FEC74F#FEC74F

HEX#FEC74F

RGBrgb(254, 199, 79)

RGB (0–1)0.9961, 0.7804, 0.3098

RGB percentages99.6%, 78%, 31%

HSLhsl(41.1, 98.9%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(41.1, 68.9%, 99.6%)

CMYK0%, 21.7%, 68.9%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,697,167

CSS custom property--colour: #FEC74F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62482WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness208 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.5:1

Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CACACA

Inverted#0138B0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DFC740no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#ECD554no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FFB6AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 12.9 Orange · ΔE 22.8 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 24.2 Gold · ΔE 24.4 Sandy brown · ΔE 25.5 Khaki · ΔE 27.2

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 12.9, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4F86FE

Analogous#FE704F, #DEFE4F

Triadic#4FFEC7, #C74FFE

Split complementary#4FDEFE, #6F4FFE

Tetradic#4FFE6F, #4F86FE, #FE4FDE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFF7E7

Lighter +20%#FFE7B4

Lighter +10%#FED782

Darker −10%#FEB71C

Darker −20%#E69E01

Darker −30%#B37B01

Darker −40%#805801

More saturated +25%#FFC74E

Less saturated −25%#E8BF65

Channel breakdown

R254

G199

B79

Red254 (99.6%)

Green199 (78%)

Blue79 (31%)

Hue41.14°

Saturation (HSL)98.87%

Lightness65.29%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FE · G C7 · B 4F

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FeC74F (chemical formula)

Formula
963.657 g/mol
76 atoms

FeC74F has a molar mass of 963.657 g/mol, made up of 76 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × Fe, 74 × C, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass963.657 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule76

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.6001901 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram6.2492575 × 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

Fe5.8%

C92.2%

F2%

Iron (Fe)55.845 g/mol, 5.795%

Carbon (C × 74)888.814 g/mol, 92.233%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 1.971%

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