Recognised as Colour

#FFBA23

#FFBA23
Orange
Light
Nearest: Orange

#FFBA23 is a orange with RGB values 255, 186, 35 and HSL 41°, 100%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange.

Colour values

#FFBA23#FFBA23

HEX#FFBA23

RGBrgb(255, 186, 35)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.7294, 0.1373

RGB percentages100%, 72.9%, 13.7%

HSLhsl(41.2, 100%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(41.2, 86.3%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 27.1%, 86.3%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,759,331

CSS custom property--colour: #FFBA23;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56499WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness199.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.3:1

Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE

Inverted#0045DC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D5BC00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original

Deuteranopia#E5CD2Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original

Tritanopia#FFA6A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange · ΔE 11.8 Goldenrod · ΔE 13.2 Gold · ΔE 19.7 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 25.4 Dark orange · ΔE 25.7 Sandy brown · ΔE 32.3

Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)ΔE 11.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2368FF

Analogous#FF4C23, #D6FF23

Triadic#23FFBA, #BA23FF

Split complementary#23D6FF, #4C23FF

Tetradic#23FF4C, #2368FF, #FF23D6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFAEF

Lighter +30%#FFEABC

Lighter +20%#FFDA89

Lighter +10%#FFCA56

Darker −10%#EFA400

Darker −20%#BC8100

Darker −30%#895E00

Darker −40%#563B00

More saturated +25%#FFBA23

Less saturated −25%#E3B03E

Channel breakdown

R255

G186

B35

Red255 (100%)

Green186 (72.9%)

Blue35 (13.7%)

Hue41.18°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness56.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G BA · B 23

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FFBa23 (chemical formula)

Formula
3,196.586 g/mol
25 atoms

FFBa23 has a molar mass of 3,196.586 g/mol, made up of 25 atoms across 2 elements: 2 × F, 23 × Ba.

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Molar mass

Molar mass3,196.586 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule25

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule5.3080559 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.8839289 × 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

F1.2%

Ba98.8%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 1.189%

Barium (Ba × 23)3,158.59 g/mol, 98.811%

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