Recognised as Colour

#FFC956

#FFC956
Orange
Light
Nearest: Goldenrod

#FFC956 is a orange with RGB values 255, 201, 86 and HSL 41°, 100%, 67%. 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

#FFC956#FFC956

HEX#FFC956

RGBrgb(255, 201, 86)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.7882, 0.3373

RGB percentages100%, 78.8%, 33.7%

HSLhsl(40.8, 100%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(40.8, 66.3%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 21.2%, 66.3%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,763,222

CSS custom property--colour: #FFC956;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63705WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness209.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.74:1

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

Contrast with black13.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC

Inverted#0036A9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E0C949no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#EDD75Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FFB8B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.6 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 text13.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 14.3 Sandy brown · ΔE 24.4 Orange · ΔE 24.6 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 24.7 Khaki · ΔE 25.2 Gold · ΔE 26.2

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 14.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#568CFF

Analogous#FF7456, #E1FF56

Triadic#56FFC9, #C956FF

Split complementary#56E1FF, #7456FF

Tetradic#56FF74, #568CFF, #FF56E1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFAEF

Lighter +20%#FFEABC

Lighter +10%#FFD989

Darker −10%#FFB923

Darker −20%#EFA300

Darker −30%#BC8000

Darker −40%#895D00

More saturated +25%#FFC956

Less saturated −25%#EAC16B

Channel breakdown

R255

G201

B86

Red255 (100%)

Green201 (78.8%)

Blue86 (33.7%)

Hue40.83°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness66.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G C9 · B 56

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FFC956 (chemical formula)

Formula
11,520.512 g/mol
958 atoms

FFC956 has a molar mass of 11,520.512 g/mol, made up of 958 atoms across 2 elements: 2 × F, 956 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass11,520.512 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule958

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.913026 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram5.2273204 × 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, 0.33%

Carbon (C × 956)11,482.516 g/mol, 99.67%

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