Recognised as Colour

#FFC974

#FFC974
Orange
Light
Nearest: Sandy brown

#FFC974 is a orange with RGB values 255, 201, 116 and HSL 37°, 100%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#FFC974#FFC974

HEX#FFC974

RGBrgb(255, 201, 116)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.7882, 0.4549

RGB percentages100%, 78.8%, 45.5%

HSLhsl(36.7, 100%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(36.7, 54.5%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 21.2%, 54.5%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,763,252

CSS custom property--colour: #FFC974;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64294WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness211.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.86:1

Contrast with white1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CECECE

Inverted#00368B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DECA6Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#EBD776no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FFBAB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 17 Khaki · ΔE 20.1 Burlywood · ΔE 20.8 Navajo white · ΔE 22.5 Dark khaki · ΔE 23.6 Goldenrod · ΔE 23.6

Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 17.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#74AAFF

Analogous#FF8374, #F0FF74

Triadic#74FFC9, #C974FF

Split complementary#74F0FF, #8374FF

Tetradic#74FF83, #74AAFF, #FF74F0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFF1DA

Lighter +10%#FFDDA7

Darker −10%#FFB541

Darker −20%#FFA10E

Darker −30%#DA8500

Darker −40%#A76600

More saturated +25%#FFC974

Less saturated −25%#EEC585

Channel breakdown

R255

G201

B116

Red255 (100%)

Green201 (78.8%)

Blue116 (45.5%)

Hue36.69°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness72.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G C9 · B 74

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FFC974 (chemical formula)

Formula
11,736.71 g/mol
976 atoms

FFC974 has a molar mass of 11,736.71 g/mol, made up of 976 atoms across 2 elements: 2 × F, 974 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass11,736.71 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule976

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.9489265 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram5.1310297 × 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, 0.324%

Carbon (C × 974)11,698.714 g/mol, 99.676%

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