Recognised as Colour

#FFBC83

#FFBC83
Orange
Light
Nearest: Sandy brown

#FFBC83 is a orange with RGB values 255, 188, 131 and HSL 28°, 100%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#FFBC83#FFBC83

HEX#FFBC83

RGBrgb(255, 188, 131)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.7373, 0.5137

RGB percentages100%, 73.7%, 51.4%

HSLhsl(27.6, 100%, 75.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(27.6, 48.6%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 26.3%, 48.6%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,759,939

CSS custom property--colour: #FFBC83;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58865WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness205.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.77:1

Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6

Inverted#00437C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D1C17Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#E0D084no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original

Tritanopia#FFAEAEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 12.5 Burlywood · ΔE 14 Light salmon · ΔE 15.7 Navajo white · ΔE 18.7 Dark salmon · ΔE 18.7 Tan · ΔE 19.7

Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 12.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#83C6FF

Analogous#FF8388, #FFFA83

Triadic#83FFBC, #BC83FF

Split complementary#83FFFA, #8388FF

Tetradic#88FF83, #83C6FF, #FA83FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFF3E9

Lighter +10%#FFD8B6

Darker −10%#FFA050

Darker −20%#FF851D

Darker −30%#E96B00

Darker −40%#B65400

More saturated +25%#FFBC83

Less saturated −25%#F0BD93

Channel breakdown

R255

G188

B131

Red255 (100%)

Green188 (73.7%)

Blue131 (51.4%)

Hue27.58°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness75.69%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G BC · B 83

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FFBC83 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,045.719 g/mol
86 atoms

FFBC83 has a molar mass of 1,045.719 g/mol, made up of 86 atoms across 3 elements: 2 × F, 1 × B, 83 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,045.719 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule86

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.7364573 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram5.7588518 × 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

F3.6%

B1%

C95.3%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 3.633%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 1.034%

Carbon (C × 83)996.913 g/mol, 95.333%

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