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Recognised as Colour

#FFB523

  • #FFB523
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Orange

#FFB523 is a orange with RGB values 255, 181, 35 and HSL 40°, 100%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange.

Colour values

#FFB523#FFB523
HEX#FFB523
RGBrgb(255, 181, 35)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.7098, 0.1373
RGB percentages100%, 71%, 13.7%
HSLhsl(39.8, 100%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(39.8, 86.3%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 29%, 86.3%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,758,051
CSS custom property--colour: #FFB523;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54429WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.89:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#004ADC

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#D1B800no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#E2CA2Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FFA19Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.1 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 text11.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)ΔE 9.23, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#236DFF
Analogous#FF4723, #DBFF23
Triadic#23FFB5, #B523FF
Split complementary#23DBFF, #4723FF
Tetradic#23FF47, #236DFF, #FF23DB

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFAEF
Lighter +30%#FFE8BC
Lighter +20%#FFD789
Lighter +10%#FFC656
Darker −10%#EF9F00
Darker −20%#BC7D00
Darker −30%#895B00
Darker −40%#563900
More saturated +25%#FFB523
Less saturated −25%#E3AC3E

Channel breakdown

R255
G181
B35
Red255 (100%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue35 (13.7%)
Hue39.82°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G B5 · B 23

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FFB523 (chemical formula)

  • Formula
  • 5,691.626 g/mol
  • 525 atoms

FFB523 has a molar mass of 5,691.626 g/mol, made up of 525 atoms across 2 elements: 2 × F, 523 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass5,691.626 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule525
Distinct elements2
Mass of one molecule9.4511673 × 10^-21 g
Molecules per gram1.0580704 × 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

F0.7%
B99.3%
Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 0.668%
Boron (B × 523)5,653.63 g/mol, 99.332%

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