Recognised as Colour
#FFBC72
- #FFBC72
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Sandy brown
#FFBC72 is a orange with RGB values 255, 188, 114 and HSL 31°, 100%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.
Colour values
#FFBC72#FFBC72
HEX#FFBC72
RGBrgb(255, 188, 114)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.7373, 0.4471
RGB percentages100%, 73.7%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(31.5, 100%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(31.5, 55.3%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 26.3%, 55.3%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,759,922
CSS custom property--colour: #FFBC72;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.58441WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.69:1
Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#00438D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#72B5FF
Analogous#FF7572, #FBFF72
Triadic#72FFBC, #BC72FF
Split complementary#72FBFF, #7672FF
Tetradic#72FF75, #72B5FF, #FF72FB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R255
G188
B114
Red255 (100%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue31.49°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G BC · B 72
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FFBC72 (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 913.598 g/mol
- 75 atoms
FFBC72 has a molar mass of 913.598 g/mol, made up of 75 atoms across 3 elements: 2 × F, 1 × B, 72 × C.
Molar mass
Molar mass913.598 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule75
Distinct elements3
Mass of one molecule1.5170652 × 10^-21 g
Molecules per gram6.5916746 × 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
F4.2%
B1.2%
C94.7%
Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 4.159%
Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 1.183%
Carbon (C × 72)864.792 g/mol, 94.658%
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