Recognised as Colour

#FFCD49

#FFCD49
Orange
Light
Nearest: Goldenrod

#FFCD49 is a orange with RGB values 255, 205, 73 and HSL 44°, 100%, 64%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#FFCD49#FFCD49

HEX#FFCD49

RGBrgb(255, 205, 73)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.8039, 0.2863

RGB percentages100%, 80.4%, 28.6%

HSLhsl(43.5, 100%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(43.5, 71.4%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 19.6%, 71.4%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,764,233

CSS custom property--colour: #FFCD49;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65404WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness211.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.08:1

Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CECECE

Inverted#0032B6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E5CC36no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original

Deuteranopia#F1D94Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original

Tritanopia#FFBBB2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 14.4 Gold · ΔE 19.4 Orange · ΔE 23.6 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 26.7 Khaki · ΔE 28.4 Sandy brown · ΔE 30.7

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 14.36, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#497BFF

Analogous#FF7249, #D6FF49

Triadic#49FFCD, #CD49FF

Split complementary#49D6FF, #7249FF

Tetradic#49FF72, #497BFF, #FF49D6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFF7E2

Lighter +20%#FFE9AF

Lighter +10%#FFDB7C

Darker −10%#FFBF16

Darker −20%#E2A400

Darker −30%#AF7F00

Darker −40%#7C5A00

More saturated +25%#FFCD49

Less saturated −25%#E8C360

Channel breakdown

R255

G205

B73

Red255 (100%)

Green205 (80.4%)

Blue73 (28.6%)

Hue43.52°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness64.31%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G CD · B 49

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FFCd49 (chemical formula)

Formula
5,546.086 g/mol
51 atoms

FFCd49 has a molar mass of 5,546.086 g/mol, made up of 51 atoms across 2 elements: 2 × F, 49 × Cd.

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Molar mass

Molar mass5,546.086 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule51

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule9.2094925 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.0858362 × 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

F0.7%

Cd99.3%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 0.685%

Cadmium (Cd × 49)5,508.09 g/mol, 99.315%

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