Recognised as Colour

#FFC117

#FFC117
Orange
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FFC117 is a orange with RGB values 255, 193, 23 and HSL 44°, 100%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#FFC117#FFC117

HEX#FFC117

RGBrgb(255, 193, 23)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.7569, 0.0902

RGB percentages100%, 75.7%, 9%

HSLhsl(44, 100%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(44, 91%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 24.3%, 91%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,761,111

CSS custom property--colour: #FFC117;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59462WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness203.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.89:1

Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2

Inverted#003EE8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DBC100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#EAD126no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FFADA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 14.2 Orange · ΔE 15.9 Goldenrod · ΔE 16.1 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 28.7 Dark orange · ΔE 30.3 Sandy brown · ΔE 37.3

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 14.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1755FF

Analogous#FF4D17, #C9FF17

Triadic#17FFC1, #C117FF

Split complementary#17C9FF, #4D17FF

Tetradic#17FF4D, #1755FF, #FF17C9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFF8E3

Lighter +30%#FFEAB0

Lighter +20%#FFDC7D

Lighter +10%#FFCF4A

Darker −10%#E3A600

Darker −20%#B08100

Darker −30%#7D5C00

Darker −40%#4A3600

More saturated +25%#FFC117

Less saturated −25%#E2B334

Channel breakdown

R255

G193

B23

Red255 (100%)

Green193 (75.7%)

Blue23 (9%)

Hue43.97°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness54.51%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G C1 · B 17

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FFC117 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,443.283 g/mol
119 atoms

FFC117 has a molar mass of 1,443.283 g/mol, made up of 119 atoms across 2 elements: 2 × F, 117 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,443.283 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule119

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule2.3966278 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram4.1725294 × 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

F2.6%

C97.4%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 2.633%

Carbon (C × 117)1,405.287 g/mol, 97.367%

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