Colour

#FFC279

#FFC279
Orange
Light
Nearest: Sandy brown

#FFC279 is a orange with RGB values 255, 194, 121 and HSL 33°, 100%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#FFC279#FFC279

HEX#FFC279

RGBrgb(255, 194, 121)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.7608, 0.4745

RGB percentages100%, 76.1%, 47.5%

HSLhsl(32.7, 100%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(32.7, 52.5%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 23.9%, 52.5%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,761,465

CSS custom property--colour: #FFC279;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61224WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness207.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.24:1

Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CACACA

Inverted#003D86

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D7C573no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#E6D37Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original

Tritanopia#FFB3B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 12.8 Burlywood · ΔE 17.2 Navajo white · ΔE 20.4 Light salmon · ΔE 22.1 Peru · ΔE 22.4 Tan · ΔE 23.5

Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 12.83, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#79B6FF

Analogous#FF7F79, #F9FF79

Triadic#79FFC2, #C279FF

Split complementary#79F9FF, #7F79FF

Tetradic#79FF7F, #79B6FF, #FF79F9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFF0DF

Lighter +10%#FFD9AC

Darker −10%#FFAB46

Darker −20%#FF9413

Darker −30%#DF7900

Darker −40%#AC5E00

More saturated +25%#FFC279

Less saturated −25%#EEC18A

Channel breakdown

R255

G194

B121

Red255 (100%)

Green194 (76.1%)

Blue121 (47.5%)

Hue32.69°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness73.73%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G C2 · B 79

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FFC279 (chemical formula)

Formula
3,389.065 g/mol
281 atoms

FFC279 has a molar mass of 3,389.065 g/mol, made up of 281 atoms across 2 elements: 2 × F, 279 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass3,389.065 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule281

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule5.6276748 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.7769328 × 10^20

Composition by mass

F1.1%

C98.9%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 1.121%

Carbon (C × 279)3,351.069 g/mol, 98.879%

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