Recognised as Colour

#FFB26B

#FFB26B
Orange
Light
Nearest: Sandy brown

#FFB26B is a orange with RGB values 255, 178, 107 and HSL 29°, 100%, 71%. 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

#FFB26B#FFB26B

HEX#FFB26B

RGBrgb(255, 178, 107)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.698, 0.4196

RGB percentages100%, 69.8%, 42%

HSLhsl(28.8, 100%, 71%)

HSV / HSBhsv(28.8, 58%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 30.2%, 58%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,757,355

CSS custom property--colour: #FFB26B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54162WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness198.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.83:1

Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD

Inverted#004D94

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CAB865no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#DCC96Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original

Tritanopia#FFA1A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 5.1 Peru · ΔE 16.8 Light salmon · ΔE 16.9 Burlywood · ΔE 22 Dark salmon · ΔE 22.5 Goldenrod · ΔE 26.1

Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 5.08, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6BB8FF

Analogous#FF6B6E, #FFFC6B

Triadic#6BFFB2, #B26BFF

Split complementary#6BFFFC, #6B6EFF

Tetradic#6EFF6B, #6BB8FF, #FC6BFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFE7D1

Lighter +10%#FFCD9E

Darker −10%#FF9738

Darker −20%#FF7D05

Darker −30%#D16400

Darker −40%#9E4C00

More saturated +25%#FFB26B

Less saturated −25%#EDB37E

Channel breakdown

R255

G178

B107

Red255 (100%)

Green178 (69.8%)

Blue107 (42%)

Hue28.78°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness70.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G B2 · B 6B

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FFB26B (chemical formula)

Formula
329.866 g/mol
29 atoms

FFB26B has a molar mass of 329.866 g/mol, made up of 29 atoms across 2 elements: 2 × F, 27 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass329.866 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule29

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule5.4775538 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.8256325 × 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

F11.5%

B88.5%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 11.519%

Boron (B × 27)291.87 g/mol, 88.481%

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