Recognised as Colour

#FFB957

#FFB957
Orange
Light
Nearest: Sandy brown

#FFB957 is a orange with RGB values 255, 185, 87 and HSL 35°, 100%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#FFB957#FFB957

HEX#FFB957

RGBrgb(255, 185, 87)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.7255, 0.3412

RGB percentages100%, 72.5%, 34.1%

HSLhsl(35, 100%, 67.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(35, 65.9%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 27.5%, 65.9%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,759,127

CSS custom property--colour: #FFB957;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56646WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness201 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.33:1

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

Contrast with black12.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1

Inverted#0046A8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D2BC4Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#E2CD5Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FFA7A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.3 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 text12.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 14.8 Goldenrod · ΔE 15.8 Peru · ΔE 21.7 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 22.1 Orange · ΔE 22.7 Light salmon · ΔE 28.8

Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 14.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#579DFF

Analogous#FF6557, #F1FF57

Triadic#57FFB9, #B957FF

Split complementary#57F1FF, #6557FF

Tetradic#57FF65, #579DFF, #FF57F1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFF9F0

Lighter +20%#FFE4BD

Lighter +10%#FFCE8A

Darker −10%#FFA424

Darker −20%#F08C00

Darker −30%#BD6E00

Darker −40%#8A5100

More saturated +25%#FFB957

Less saturated −25%#EAB66C

Channel breakdown

R255

G185

B87

Red255 (100%)

Green185 (72.5%)

Blue87 (34.1%)

Hue35°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness67.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G B9 · B 57

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FFB957 (chemical formula)

Formula
10,383.166 g/mol
959 atoms

FFB957 has a molar mass of 10,383.166 g/mol, made up of 959 atoms across 2 elements: 2 × F, 957 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass10,383.166 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule959

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.7241653 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram5.799908 × 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

F0.4%

B99.6%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 0.366%

Boron (B × 957)10,345.17 g/mol, 99.634%

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