Recognised as Colour

#FFC942

#FFC942
Orange
Light
Nearest: Goldenrod

#FFC942 is a orange with RGB values 255, 201, 66 and HSL 43°, 100%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#FFC942#FFC942

HEX#FFC942

RGBrgb(255, 201, 66)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.7882, 0.2588

RGB percentages100%, 78.8%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(42.9, 100%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(42.9, 74.1%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 21.2%, 74.1%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,763,202

CSS custom property--colour: #FFC942;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63427WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness208.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.69:1

Contrast with white1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB

Inverted#0036BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E1C82Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#EED649no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FFB7AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 13.1 Gold · ΔE 18.8 Orange · ΔE 21.1 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 25.9 Sandy brown · ΔE 30.6 Khaki · ΔE 30.8

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 13.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4278FF

Analogous#FF6A42, #D7FF42

Triadic#42FFC9, #C942FF

Split complementary#42D6FF, #6B42FF

Tetradic#42FF6A, #4278FF, #FF42D6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFF5DB

Lighter +20%#FFE6A8

Lighter +10%#FFD875

Darker −10%#FFBA0F

Darker −20%#DB9C00

Darker −30%#A87800

Darker −40%#755400

More saturated +25%#FFC942

Less saturated −25%#E7BF5A

Channel breakdown

R255

G201

B66

Red255 (100%)

Green201 (78.8%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue42.86°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness62.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G C9 · B 42

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FFC942 (chemical formula)

Formula
11,352.358 g/mol
944 atoms

FFC942 has a molar mass of 11,352.358 g/mol, made up of 944 atoms across 2 elements: 2 × F, 942 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass11,352.358 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule944

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.8851034 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram5.3047488 × 10^19

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

F0.3%

C99.7%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 0.335%

Carbon (C × 942)11,314.362 g/mol, 99.665%

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