Recognised as Colour

#FFB59C

#FFB59C
Orange
Light
Nearest: Dark salmon

#FFB59C is a orange with RGB values 255, 181, 156 and HSL 15°, 100%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#FFB59C#FFB59C

HEX#FFB59C

RGBrgb(255, 181, 156)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.7098, 0.6118

RGB percentages100%, 71%, 61.2%

HSLhsl(15.2, 100%, 80.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(15.2, 38.8%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 29%, 38.8%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,758,172

CSS custom property--colour: #FFB59C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56708WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness203.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.34:1

Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3

Inverted#004A63

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C7BD9Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#D8CC9Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FFAAAEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 11.8 Light salmon · ΔE 14.5 Burlywood · ΔE 18.3 Peach puff · ΔE 18.5 Light pink · ΔE 18.9 Tan · ΔE 19.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 11.83, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9CE6FF

Analogous#FF9CB5, #FFE69C

Triadic#9CFFB5, #B59CFF

Split complementary#9CFFE6, #9CB5FF

Tetradic#B5FF9C, #9CE6FF, #E69CFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FFDBCF

Darker −10%#FF8F69

Darker −20%#FF6936

Darker −30%#FF4303

Darker −40%#CF3400

More saturated +25%#FFB59C

Less saturated −25%#F3BBA8

Channel breakdown

R255

G181

B156

Red255 (100%)

Green181 (71%)

Blue156 (61.2%)

Hue15.15°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness80.59%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G B5 · B 9C

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FFB59C (chemical formula)

Formula
687.797 g/mol
62 atoms

FFB59C has a molar mass of 687.797 g/mol, made up of 62 atoms across 3 elements: 2 × F, 59 × B, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass687.797 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule62

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.1421138 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram8.755695 × 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

F5.5%

B92.7%

C1.7%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 5.524%

Boron (B × 59)637.79 g/mol, 92.729%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 1.746%

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