Recognised as Colour

#FEF6C3

#FEF6C3
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Lemon chiffon

#FEF6C3 is a yellow with RGB values 254, 246, 195 and HSL 52°, 97%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 19.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lemon chiffon.

Colour values

#FEF6C3#FEF6C3

HEX#FEF6C3

RGBrgb(254, 246, 195)

RGB (0–1)0.9961, 0.9647, 0.7647

RGB percentages99.6%, 96.5%, 76.5%

HSLhsl(51.9, 96.7%, 88%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.9, 23.2%, 99.6%)

CMYK0%, 3.1%, 23.2%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,709,315

CSS custom property--colour: #FEF6C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.90922WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness243.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 19.18:1

Contrast with white1.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black19.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#F4F4F4

Inverted#01093C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFF3C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFF6C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FFEFE8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.09:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text19.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lemon chiffon · ΔE 3.6 Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 6.5 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 7.8 Moccasin · ΔE 9 Wheat · ΔE 9.8 Light yellow · ΔE 11.1

Nearest named CSS colourLemon chiffon (#FFFACD)ΔE 3.57, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C3CBFE

Analogous#FED9C3, #E9FEC3

Triadic#C3FEF6, #F6C3FE

Split complementary#C3E8FE, #D9C3FE

Tetradic#C3FED9, #C3CBFE, #FEC3E8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FFFEF5

Darker −10%#FDEE91

Darker −20%#FCE75F

Darker −30%#FBDF2D

Darker −40%#F1D104

More saturated +25%#FFF7C2

Less saturated −25%#F6F0CB

Channel breakdown

R254

G246

B195

Red254 (99.6%)

Green246 (96.5%)

Blue195 (76.5%)

Hue51.86°

Saturation (HSL)96.72%

Lightness88.04%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FE · G F6 · B C3

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FeF6C3 (chemical formula)

Formula
205.866 g/mol
10 atoms

FeF6C3 has a molar mass of 205.866 g/mol, made up of 10 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × Fe, 6 × F, 3 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass205.866 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule10

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule3.4184854 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.9252721 × 10^21

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

Fe27.1%

F55.4%

C17.5%

Iron (Fe)55.845 g/mol, 27.127%

Fluorine (F × 6)113.988 g/mol, 55.37%

Carbon (C × 3)36.033 g/mol, 17.503%

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