Recognised as Colour

#FEC975

#FEC975
Orange
Light
Nearest: Sandy brown

#FEC975 is a orange with RGB values 254, 201, 117 and HSL 37°, 99%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#FEC975#FEC975

HEX#FEC975

RGBrgb(254, 201, 117)

RGB (0–1)0.9961, 0.7882, 0.4588

RGB percentages99.6%, 78.8%, 45.9%

HSLhsl(36.8, 98.6%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(36.8, 53.9%, 99.6%)

CMYK0%, 20.9%, 53.9%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,697,717

CSS custom property--colour: #FEC975;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64128WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness211.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.83:1

Contrast with white1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CECECE

Inverted#01368A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DECA6Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#EAD777no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FFBAB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 17.2 Khaki · ΔE 19.7 Burlywood · ΔE 20.1 Navajo white · ΔE 21.9 Dark khaki · ΔE 23 Goldenrod · ΔE 24

Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 17.16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#75AAFE

Analogous#FE8475, #EFFE75

Triadic#75FEC9, #C975FE

Split complementary#75EFFE, #8475FE

Tetradic#75FE84, #75AAFE, #FE75EF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFF1DA

Lighter +10%#FEDDA8

Darker −10%#FEB542

Darker −20%#FDA110

Darker −30%#D88502

Darker −40%#A66601

More saturated +25%#FFC974

Less saturated −25%#EDC586

Channel breakdown

R254

G201

B117

Red254 (99.6%)

Green201 (78.8%)

Blue117 (45.9%)

Hue36.79°

Saturation (HSL)98.56%

Lightness72.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FE · G C9 · B 75

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Also reads as

FeC975 (chemical formula)

Formula
11,766.57 g/mol
976 atoms

FeC975 has a molar mass of 11,766.57 g/mol, made up of 976 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × Fe, 975 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass11,766.57 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule976

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.9538849 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram5.1180087 × 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

Fe0.5%

C99.5%

Iron (Fe)55.845 g/mol, 0.475%

Carbon (C × 975)11,710.725 g/mol, 99.525%

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