Recognised as Colour
#FFBC40
- #FFBC40
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#FFBC40 is a orange with RGB values 255, 188, 64 and HSL 39°, 100%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#FFBC40#FFBC40
HEX#FFBC40
RGBrgb(255, 188, 64)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.7373, 0.251
RGB percentages100%, 73.7%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(39, 100%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(39, 74.9%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 26.3%, 74.9%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,759,872
CSS custom property--colour: #FFBC40;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57597WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.52:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#0043BF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4083FF
Analogous#FF5C40, #E3FF40
Triadic#40FFBC, #BC40FF
Split complementary#40E3FF, #5D40FF
Tetradic#40FF5C, #4083FF, #FF40E3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R255
G188
B64
Red255 (100%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue38.95°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G BC · B 40
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FFBC40 (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 529.246 g/mol
- 43 atoms
FFBC40 has a molar mass of 529.246 g/mol, made up of 43 atoms across 3 elements: 2 × F, 1 × B, 40 × C.
Molar mass
Molar mass529.246 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule43
Distinct elements3
Mass of one molecule8.7883366 × 10^-22 g
Molecules per gram1.1378718 × 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
F7.2%
B2%
C90.8%
Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 7.179%
Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 2.043%
Carbon (C × 40)480.44 g/mol, 90.778%
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