Recognised as Colour

#FFBE5C

#FFBE5C
Orange
Light
Nearest: Sandy brown

#FFBE5C is a orange with RGB values 255, 190, 92 and HSL 36°, 100%, 68%. 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

#FFBE5C#FFBE5C

HEX#FFBE5C

RGBrgb(255, 190, 92)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.7451, 0.3608

RGB percentages100%, 74.5%, 36.1%

HSLhsl(36.1, 100%, 68%)

HSV / HSBhsv(36.1, 63.9%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 25.5%, 63.9%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,760,412

CSS custom property--colour: #FFBE5C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5886WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness204 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#C5C5C5

Inverted#0041A3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D6C052no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#E5D05Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original

Tritanopia#FFADA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.4 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 15.9 Goldenrod · ΔE 16.3 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 23 Peru · ΔE 23 Orange · ΔE 24.7 Khaki · ΔE 27.4

Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 15.9, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5C9DFF

Analogous#FF6D5C, #EEFF5C

Triadic#5CFFBE, #BE5CFF

Split complementary#5CEEFF, #6D5CFF

Tetradic#5CFF6D, #5C9DFF, #FF5CEE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFBF5

Lighter +20%#FFE7C2

Lighter +10%#FFD28F

Darker −10%#FFAA29

Darker −20%#F59300

Darker −30%#C27500

Darker −40%#8F5600

More saturated +25%#FFBE5C

Less saturated −25%#EBBA70

Channel breakdown

R255

G190

B92

Red255 (100%)

Green190 (74.5%)

Blue92 (36.1%)

Hue36.07°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness68.04%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G BE · B 5C

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FFBe5C (chemical formula)

Formula
95.068 g/mol
8 atoms

FFBe5C has a molar mass of 95.068 g/mol, made up of 8 atoms across 3 elements: 2 × F, 5 × Be, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass95.068 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule8

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.5786413 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram6.3345613 × 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

F40%

Be47.4%

C12.6%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 39.967%

Beryllium (Be × 5)45.061 g/mol, 47.399%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 12.634%

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