Recognised as Colour

#FFBC53

#FFBC53
Orange
Light
Nearest: Goldenrod

#FFBC53 is a orange with RGB values 255, 188, 83 and HSL 37°, 100%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#FFBC53#FFBC53

HEX#FFBC53

RGBrgb(255, 188, 83)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.7373, 0.3255

RGB percentages100%, 73.7%, 32.5%

HSLhsl(36.6, 100%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(36.6, 67.5%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 26.3%, 67.5%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,759,891

CSS custom property--colour: #FFBC53;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57851WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness202.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.57:1

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

Contrast with black12.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3

Inverted#0043AC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D5BF47no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#E5CF56no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FFAAA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.3 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 text12.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 13.9 Sandy brown · ΔE 17.9 Orange · ΔE 21.4 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 21.9 Peru · ΔE 24 Dark orange · ΔE 29.2

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 13.86, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5396FF

Analogous#FF6653, #ECFF53

Triadic#53FFBC, #BC53FF

Split complementary#53ECFF, #6653FF

Tetradic#53FF66, #5396FF, #FF53EC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFF8EC

Lighter +20%#FFE4B9

Lighter +10%#FFD086

Darker −10%#FFA820

Darker −20%#EC9000

Darker −30%#B97100

Darker −40%#865200

More saturated +25%#FFBC53

Less saturated −25%#EAB768

Channel breakdown

R255

G188

B83

Red255 (100%)

Green188 (73.7%)

Blue83 (32.5%)

Hue36.63°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness66.27%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G BC · B 53

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FFBC53 (chemical formula)

Formula
685.389 g/mol
56 atoms

FFBC53 has a molar mass of 685.389 g/mol, made up of 56 atoms across 3 elements: 2 × F, 1 × B, 53 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass685.389 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule56

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.1381152 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram8.7864567 × 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

F5.5%

B1.6%

C92.9%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 5.544%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 1.577%

Carbon (C × 53)636.583 g/mol, 92.879%

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