Recognised as Colour

#FFBC49

#FFBC49
Orange
Light
Nearest: Goldenrod

#FFBC49 is a orange with RGB values 255, 188, 73 and HSL 38°, 100%, 64%. 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

#FFBC49#FFBC49

HEX#FFBC49

RGBrgb(255, 188, 73)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.7373, 0.2863

RGB percentages100%, 73.7%, 28.6%

HSLhsl(37.9, 100%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(37.9, 71.4%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 26.3%, 71.4%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,759,881

CSS custom property--colour: #FFBC49;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57707WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness202 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.54:1

Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2

Inverted#0043B6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D5BE3Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#E5CF4Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FFAAA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 11.7 Orange · ΔE 18.3 Sandy brown · ΔE 21.5 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 21.8 Peru · ΔE 26.5 Dark orange · ΔE 27.8

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 11.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#498CFF

Analogous#FF6149, #E7FF49

Triadic#49FFBC, #BC49FF

Split complementary#49E7FF, #6149FF

Tetradic#49FF61, #498CFF, #FF49E7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFF4E2

Lighter +20%#FFE2AF

Lighter +10%#FFCF7C

Darker −10%#FFA916

Darker −20%#E28F00

Darker −30%#AF6F00

Darker −40%#7C4E00

More saturated +25%#FFBC49

Less saturated −25%#E8B660

Channel breakdown

R255

G188

B73

Red255 (100%)

Green188 (73.7%)

Blue73 (28.6%)

Hue37.91°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness64.31%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G BC · B 49

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FFBC49 (chemical formula)

Formula
637.345 g/mol
52 atoms

FFBC49 has a molar mass of 637.345 g/mol, made up of 52 atoms across 3 elements: 2 × F, 1 × B, 49 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass637.345 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule52

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.0583363 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram9.4487927 × 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

F6%

B1.7%

C92.3%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 5.962%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 1.696%

Carbon (C × 49)588.539 g/mol, 92.342%

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