Recognised as Colour

#FFBC73

#FFBC73
Orange
Light
Nearest: Sandy brown

#FFBC73 is a orange with RGB values 255, 188, 115 and HSL 31°, 100%, 73%. 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

#FFBC73#FFBC73

HEX#FFBC73

RGBrgb(255, 188, 115)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.7373, 0.451

RGB percentages100%, 73.7%, 45.1%

HSLhsl(31.3, 100%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(31.3, 54.9%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 26.3%, 54.9%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,759,923

CSS custom property--colour: #FFBC73;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58464WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness204.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.69:1

Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5

Inverted#00438C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D2C06Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#E2CF74no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original

Tritanopia#FFACAAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 9.8 Burlywood · ΔE 18.9 Peru · ΔE 20 Light salmon · ΔE 20.1 Navajo white · ΔE 23.2 Dark salmon · ΔE 24.5

Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 9.78, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#73B6FF

Analogous#FF7673, #FCFF73

Triadic#73FFBC, #BC73FF

Split complementary#73FCFF, #7673FF

Tetradic#73FF76, #73B6FF, #FF73FC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFEDD9

Lighter +10%#FFD4A6

Darker −10%#FFA440

Darker −20%#FF8B0D

Darker −30%#D97100

Darker −40%#A65700

More saturated +25%#FFBC73

Less saturated −25%#EEBB84

Channel breakdown

R255

G188

B115

Red255 (100%)

Green188 (73.7%)

Blue115 (45.1%)

Hue31.29°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness72.55%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G BC · B 73

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FFBC73 (chemical formula)

Formula
925.609 g/mol
76 atoms

FFBC73 has a molar mass of 925.609 g/mol, made up of 76 atoms across 3 elements: 2 × F, 1 × B, 73 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass925.609 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule76

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.5370099 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram6.5061389 × 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

F4.1%

B1.2%

C94.7%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 4.105%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 1.168%

Carbon (C × 73)876.803 g/mol, 94.727%

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