Recognised as Colour

#FFBB20

#FFBB20
Orange
Light
Nearest: Orange

#FFBB20 is a orange with RGB values 255, 187, 32 and HSL 42°, 100%, 56%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange.

Colour values

#FFBB20#FFBB20

HEX#FFBB20

RGBrgb(255, 187, 32)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.7333, 0.1255

RGB percentages100%, 73.3%, 12.5%

HSLhsl(41.7, 100%, 56.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(41.7, 87.5%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 26.7%, 87.5%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,759,584

CSS custom property--colour: #FFBB20;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56905WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness200.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.38:1

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

Contrast with black12.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE

Inverted#0044DF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D6BD00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#E6CE2Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original

Tritanopia#FFA7A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.7 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 text12.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange · ΔE 12.3 Goldenrod · ΔE 13.7 Gold · ΔE 18.7 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 26 Dark orange · ΔE 26.4 Sandy brown · ΔE 33.3

Nearest named CSS colourOrange (#FFA500)ΔE 12.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2064FF

Analogous#FF4B20, #D4FF20

Triadic#20FFBB, #BB20FF

Split complementary#20D3FF, #4C20FF

Tetradic#20FF4C, #2064FF, #FF20D3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFF9EC

Lighter +30%#FFEAB9

Lighter +20%#FFDA86

Lighter +10%#FFCB53

Darker −10%#ECA400

Darker −20%#B98100

Darker −30%#865D00

Darker −40%#533A00

More saturated +25%#FFBB20

Less saturated −25%#E3B03C

Channel breakdown

R255

G187

B32

Red255 (100%)

Green187 (73.3%)

Blue32 (12.5%)

Hue41.7°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness56.27%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G BB · B 20

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FFBB20 (chemical formula)

Formula
265.006 g/mol
23 atoms

FFBB20 has a molar mass of 265.006 g/mol, made up of 23 atoms across 2 elements: 2 × F, 21 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass265.006 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule23

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule4.4005282 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.2724545 × 10^21

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

F14.3%

B85.7%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 14.338%

Boron (B × 21)227.01 g/mol, 85.662%

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