Colour

#FEC979

#FEC979
Orange
Light
Nearest: Sandy brown

#FEC979 is a orange with RGB values 254, 201, 121 and HSL 36°, 99%, 74%. 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

#FEC979#FEC979

HEX#FEC979

RGBrgb(254, 201, 121)

RGB (0–1)0.9961, 0.7882, 0.4745

RGB percentages99.6%, 78.8%, 47.5%

HSLhsl(36.1, 98.5%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(36.1, 52.4%, 99.6%)

CMYK0%, 20.9%, 52.4%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,697,721

CSS custom property--colour: #FEC979;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64225WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness211.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.84:1

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

Contrast with black13.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CECECE

Inverted#013686

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DDCA72no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#EAD77Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FFBBB6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.5 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 text13.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 16.8 Burlywood · ΔE 18.4 Khaki · ΔE 19.7 Navajo white · ΔE 20.2 Dark khaki · ΔE 22.6 Moccasin · ΔE 23

Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 16.82, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#79AEFE

Analogous#FE8779, #F1FE79

Triadic#79FEC9, #C979FE

Split complementary#79F0FE, #8779FE

Tetradic#79FE87, #79AEFE, #FE79F0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFF2DE

Lighter +10%#FEDDAC

Darker −10%#FEB546

Darker −20%#FDA014

Darker −30%#DC8502

Darker −40%#AA6701

More saturated +25%#FFC978

Less saturated −25%#EDC68A

Channel breakdown

R254

G201

B121

Red254 (99.6%)

Green201 (78.8%)

Blue121 (47.5%)

Hue36.09°

Saturation (HSL)98.52%

Lightness73.53%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FE · G C9 · B 79

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FeC979 (chemical formula)

Formula
11,814.614 g/mol
980 atoms

FeC979 has a molar mass of 11,814.614 g/mol, made up of 980 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × Fe, 979 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass11,814.614 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule980

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.9618628 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram5.0971964 × 10^19

Composition by mass

Fe0.5%

C99.5%

Iron (Fe)55.845 g/mol, 0.473%

Carbon (C × 979)11,758.769 g/mol, 99.527%

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