Recognised as Colour

#FFB29C

#FFB29C
Red
Light
Nearest: Dark salmon

#FFB29C is a red with RGB values 255, 178, 156 and HSL 13°, 100%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#FFB29C#FFB29C

HEX#FFB29C

RGBrgb(255, 178, 156)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.698, 0.6118

RGB percentages100%, 69.8%, 61.2%

HSLhsl(13.3, 100%, 80.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(13.3, 38.8%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 30.2%, 38.8%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,757,404

CSS custom property--colour: #FFB29C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55501WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness202 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.1:1

Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1

Inverted#004D63

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C4BB9Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#D6CB9Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FFA7ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 11.1 Light salmon · ΔE 14.2 Light pink · ΔE 17.8 Pink · ΔE 19.7 Burlywood · ΔE 20 Peach puff · ΔE 20.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 11.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9CE9FF

Analogous#FF9CB8, #FFE39C

Triadic#9CFFB2, #B29CFF

Split complementary#9CFFE3, #9CB8FF

Tetradic#B8FF9C, #9CE9FF, #E39CFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FFDACF

Darker −10%#FF8A69

Darker −20%#FF6336

Darker −30%#FF3B03

Darker −40%#CF2E00

More saturated +25%#FFB29C

Less saturated −25%#F3B9A8

Channel breakdown

R255

G178

B156

Red255 (100%)

Green178 (69.8%)

Blue156 (61.2%)

Hue13.33°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness80.59%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G B2 · B 9C

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FFB29C (chemical formula)

Formula
363.497 g/mol
32 atoms

FFB29C has a molar mass of 363.497 g/mol, made up of 32 atoms across 3 elements: 2 × F, 29 × B, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass363.497 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule32

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule6.0360097 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.6567236 × 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

F10.5%

B86.2%

C3.3%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 10.453%

Boron (B × 29)313.49 g/mol, 86.243%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 3.304%

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