Recognised as Colour

#FFB679

#FFB679
Orange
Light
Nearest: Sandy brown

#FFB679 is a orange with RGB values 255, 182, 121 and HSL 27°, 100%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#FFB679#FFB679

HEX#FFB679

RGBrgb(255, 182, 121)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.7137, 0.4745

RGB percentages100%, 71.4%, 47.5%

HSLhsl(27.3, 100%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(27.3, 52.5%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 28.6%, 52.5%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,758,393

CSS custom property--colour: #FFB679;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56096WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness201.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.22:1

Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1

Inverted#004986

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CCBC74no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#DDCC7Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FFA7A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 8.5 Light salmon · ΔE 14.3 Burlywood · ΔE 17.4 Dark salmon · ΔE 18.8 Peru · ΔE 19.1 Navajo white · ΔE 22.8

Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 8.47, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#79C2FF

Analogous#FF797F, #FFF979

Triadic#79FFB6, #B679FF

Split complementary#79FFF9, #797FFF

Tetradic#7FFF79, #79C2FF, #F979FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFEEDF

Lighter +10%#FFD2AC

Darker −10%#FF9A46

Darker −20%#FF7E13

Darker −30%#DF6600

Darker −40%#AC4E00

More saturated +25%#FFB679

Less saturated −25%#EEB88A

Channel breakdown

R255

G182

B121

Red255 (100%)

Green182 (71.4%)

Blue121 (47.5%)

Hue27.31°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness73.73%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G B6 · B 79

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FFB679 (chemical formula)

Formula
7,377.986 g/mol
681 atoms

FFB679 has a molar mass of 7,377.986 g/mol, made up of 681 atoms across 2 elements: 2 × F, 679 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass7,377.986 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule681

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.2251434 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram8.1623098 × 10^19

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

F0.5%

B99.5%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 0.515%

Boron (B × 679)7,339.99 g/mol, 99.485%

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