Recognised as Colour

#FFB262

#FFB262
Orange
Light
Nearest: Sandy brown

#FFB262 is a orange with RGB values 255, 178, 98 and HSL 31°, 100%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#FFB262#FFB262

HEX#FFB262

RGBrgb(255, 178, 98)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.698, 0.3843

RGB percentages100%, 69.8%, 38.4%

HSLhsl(30.6, 100%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(30.6, 61.6%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 30.2%, 61.6%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,757,346

CSS custom property--colour: #FFB262;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53983WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness197.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.8:1

Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD

Inverted#004D9D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CBB85Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#DDC963no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FFA1A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 7 Peru · ΔE 17.1 Light salmon · ΔE 20.6 Goldenrod · ΔE 22.3 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 24.6 Burlywood · ΔE 25.2

Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 7, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#62AFFF

Analogous#FF6362, #FEFF62

Triadic#62FFB2, #B262FF

Split complementary#62FEFF, #6362FF

Tetradic#62FF63, #62AFFF, #FF62FE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFDFB

Lighter +20%#FFE4C8

Lighter +10%#FFCB95

Darker −10%#FF992F

Darker −20%#FB8000

Darker −30%#C86600

Darker −40%#954C00

More saturated +25%#FFB262

Less saturated −25%#EBB276

Channel breakdown

R255

G178

B98

Red255 (100%)

Green178 (69.8%)

Blue98 (38.4%)

Hue30.57°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness69.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G B2 · B 62

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FFB262 (chemical formula)

Formula
2,870.216 g/mol
264 atoms

FFB262 has a molar mass of 2,870.216 g/mol, made up of 264 atoms across 2 elements: 2 × F, 262 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass2,870.216 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule264

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule4.7661058 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram2.098149 × 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

F1.3%

B98.7%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 1.324%

Boron (B × 262)2,832.22 g/mol, 98.676%

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