Recognised as Colour

#FFC23F

#FFC23F
Orange
Light
Nearest: Goldenrod

#FFC23F is a orange with RGB values 255, 194, 63 and HSL 41°, 100%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#FFC23F#FFC23F

HEX#FFC23F

RGBrgb(255, 194, 63)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.7608, 0.2471

RGB percentages100%, 76.1%, 24.7%

HSLhsl(40.9, 100%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(40.9, 75.3%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 23.9%, 75.3%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,761,407

CSS custom property--colour: #FFC23F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60202WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness204.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.04:1

Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6

Inverted#003DC0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DBC329no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#EAD245no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FFAFA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 11.3 Orange · ΔE 17.8 Gold · ΔE 21.4 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 23.9 Sandy brown · ΔE 27.9 Dark orange · ΔE 30

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 11.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3F7CFF

Analogous#FF623F, #DCFF3F

Triadic#3FFFC2, #C23FFF

Split complementary#3FDCFF, #623FFF

Tetradic#3FFF62, #3F7CFF, #FF3FDC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFF3D8

Lighter +20%#FFE2A5

Lighter +10%#FFD272

Darker −10%#FFB20C

Darker −20%#D89300

Darker −30%#A57100

Darker −40%#724E00

More saturated +25%#FFC23F

Less saturated −25%#E7B957

Channel breakdown

R255

G194

B63

Red255 (100%)

Green194 (76.1%)

Blue63 (24.7%)

Hue40.94°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness62.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G C2 · B 3F

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FFC23F (chemical formula)

Formula
333.247 g/mol
26 atoms

FFC23F has a molar mass of 333.247 g/mol, made up of 26 atoms across 2 elements: 3 × F, 23 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass333.247 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule26

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule5.5336966 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.8071103 × 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

F17.1%

C82.9%

Fluorine (F × 3)56.994 g/mol, 17.103%

Carbon (C × 23)276.253 g/mol, 82.897%

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