Recognised as Colour

#FFBF53

#FFBF53
Orange
Light
Nearest: Goldenrod

#FFBF53 is a orange with RGB values 255, 191, 83 and HSL 38°, 100%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#FFBF53#FFBF53

HEX#FFBF53

RGBrgb(255, 191, 83)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.749, 0.3255

RGB percentages100%, 74.9%, 32.5%

HSLhsl(37.7, 100%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(37.7, 67.5%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 25.1%, 67.5%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,760,659

CSS custom property--colour: #FFBF53;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59146WCAG 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 12.83:1

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

Contrast with black12.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5

Inverted#0040AC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D7C146no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#E7D157no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FFADA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.7 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 text12.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 13.4 Sandy brown · ΔE 19.5 Orange · ΔE 21.7 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 22.4 Peru · ΔE 25.5 Khaki · ΔE 28.7

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 13.42, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5393FF

Analogous#FF6953, #E9FF53

Triadic#53FFBF, #BF53FF

Split complementary#53E9FF, #6953FF

Tetradic#53FF69, #5393FF, #FF53E9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFF8EC

Lighter +20%#FFE5B9

Lighter +10%#FFD286

Darker −10%#FFAC20

Darker −20%#EC9400

Darker −30%#B97400

Darker −40%#865400

More saturated +25%#FFBF53

Less saturated −25%#EABA68

Channel breakdown

R255

G191

B83

Red255 (100%)

Green191 (74.9%)

Blue83 (32.5%)

Hue37.67°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness66.27%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G BF · B 53

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FFBF53 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,055.7 g/mol
56 atoms

FFBF53 has a molar mass of 1,055.7 g/mol, made up of 56 atoms across 2 elements: 55 × F, 1 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,055.7 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule56

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.7530311 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram5.7044054 × 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

F99%

B1%

Fluorine (F × 55)1,044.89 g/mol, 98.976%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 1.024%

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