Recognised as Colour

#FFB379

#FFB379
Orange
Light
Nearest: Sandy brown

#FFB379 is a orange with RGB values 255, 179, 121 and HSL 26°, 100%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#FFB379#FFB379

HEX#FFB379

RGBrgb(255, 179, 121)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.702, 0.4745

RGB percentages100%, 70.2%, 47.5%

HSLhsl(26, 100%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(26, 52.5%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 29.8%, 52.5%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,757,625

CSS custom property--colour: #FFB379;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54881WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness199.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.98:1

Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF

Inverted#004C86

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CAB974no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#DBCA79no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.7 from the original

Tritanopia#FFA4A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 8.2 Light salmon · ΔE 12.4 Dark salmon · ΔE 17.1 Burlywood · ΔE 17.9 Peru · ΔE 18.7 Tan · ΔE 23.4

Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 8.19, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#79C5FF

Analogous#FF7982, #FFF679

Triadic#79FFB3, #B379FF

Split complementary#79FFF6, #7982FF

Tetradic#82FF79, #79C5FF, #F679FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFEDDF

Lighter +10%#FFD0AC

Darker −10%#FF9646

Darker −20%#FF7913

Darker −30%#DF6100

Darker −40%#AC4A00

More saturated +25%#FFB379

Less saturated −25%#EEB58A

Channel breakdown

R255

G179

B121

Red255 (100%)

Green179 (70.2%)

Blue121 (47.5%)

Hue25.97°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness73.73%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G B3 · B 79

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FFB379 (chemical formula)

Formula
4,134.986 g/mol
381 atoms

FFB379 has a molar mass of 4,134.986 g/mol, made up of 381 atoms across 2 elements: 2 × F, 379 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass4,134.986 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule381

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule6.8663058 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.4563872 × 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

F0.9%

B99.1%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 0.919%

Boron (B × 379)4,096.99 g/mol, 99.081%

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