Recognised as Colour

#FFBE27

#FFBE27
Orange
Light
Nearest: Goldenrod

#FFBE27 is a orange with RGB values 255, 190, 39 and HSL 42°, 100%, 58%. 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

#FFBE27#FFBE27

HEX#FFBE27

RGBrgb(255, 190, 39)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.7451, 0.1529

RGB percentages100%, 74.5%, 15.3%

HSLhsl(41.9, 100%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(41.9, 84.7%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 25.5%, 84.7%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,760,359

CSS custom property--colour: #FFBE27;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58233WCAG 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 12.65:1

Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1

Inverted#0041D8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D8BF00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#E8CF30no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FFAAA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 13.2 Orange · ΔE 14 Gold · ΔE 17.9 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 25.9 Dark orange · ΔE 27.9 Sandy brown · ΔE 32.9

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 13.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2768FF

Analogous#FF5227, #D4FF27

Triadic#27FFBE, #BE27FF

Split complementary#27D4FF, #5227FF

Tetradic#27FF52, #2768FF, #FF27D4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFBF3

Lighter +30%#FFECC0

Lighter +20%#FFDD8D

Lighter +10%#FFCD5A

Darker −10%#F3AA00

Darker −20%#C08600

Darker −30%#8D6300

Darker −40%#5A3F00

More saturated +25%#FFBE27

Less saturated −25%#E4B342

Channel breakdown

R255

G190

B39

Red255 (100%)

Green190 (74.5%)

Blue39 (15.3%)

Hue41.94°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness57.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G BE · B 27

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FFBe27 (chemical formula)

Formula
281.3254 g/mol
29 atoms

FFBe27 has a molar mass of 281.3254 g/mol, made up of 29 atoms across 2 elements: 2 × F, 27 × Be.

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Molar mass

Molar mass281.3254 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule29

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule4.6715182 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.1406317 × 10^21

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

F13.5%

Be86.5%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 13.506%

Beryllium (Be × 27)243.3294 g/mol, 86.494%

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