Recognised as Colour

#FFC52F

#FFC52F
Orange
Light
Nearest: Goldenrod

#FFC52F is a orange with RGB values 255, 197, 47 and HSL 43°, 100%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#FFC52F#FFC52F

HEX#FFC52F

RGBrgb(255, 197, 47)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.7725, 0.1843

RGB percentages100%, 77.3%, 18.4%

HSLhsl(43.3, 100%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(43.3, 81.6%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 22.7%, 81.6%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,762,159

CSS custom property--colour: #FFC52F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61398WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness206.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.28:1

Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7

Inverted#003AD0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DEC500no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#ECD438no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FFB2AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 13.8 Gold · ΔE 15.5 Orange · ΔE 17.9 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 27 Dark orange · ΔE 31.7 Sandy brown · ΔE 34

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 13.85, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2F69FF

Analogous#FF5D2F, #D1FF2F

Triadic#2FFFC5, #C52FFF

Split complementary#2FD1FF, #5D2FFF

Tetradic#2FFF5D, #2F69FF, #FF2FD1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFEFB

Lighter +30%#FFF0C8

Lighter +20%#FFE195

Lighter +10%#FFD362

Darker −10%#FBB500

Darker −20%#C89000

Darker −30%#956B00

Darker −40%#624700

More saturated +25%#FFC52F

Less saturated −25%#E5BA49

Channel breakdown

R255

G197

B47

Red255 (100%)

Green197 (77.3%)

Blue47 (18.4%)

Hue43.27°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness59.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G C5 · B 2F

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FFC52F (chemical formula)

Formula
681.566 g/mol
55 atoms

FFC52F has a molar mass of 681.566 g/mol, made up of 55 atoms across 2 elements: 3 × F, 52 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass681.566 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule55

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.131767 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram8.8357412 × 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

F8.4%

C91.6%

Fluorine (F × 3)56.994 g/mol, 8.362%

Carbon (C × 52)624.572 g/mol, 91.638%

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