Recognised as Colour

#FFDB1C

#FFDB1C
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FFDB1C is a yellow with RGB values 255, 219, 28 and HSL 50°, 100%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#FFDB1C#FFDB1C

HEX#FFDB1C

RGBrgb(255, 219, 28)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.8588, 0.1098

RGB percentages100%, 85.9%, 11%

HSLhsl(50.5, 100%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.5, 89%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 14.1%, 89%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,767,772

CSS custom property--colour: #FFDB1C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72007WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness218.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.4:1

Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5

Inverted#0024E3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F3D600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#FCE230no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FFC9BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 3.1 Yellow · ΔE 22.3 Goldenrod · ΔE 26.4 Orange · ΔE 31.1 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 38.7 Khaki · ΔE 40.2

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 3.1, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1C40FF

Analogous#FF6A1C, #B2FF1C

Triadic#1CFFDB, #DB1CFF

Split complementary#1CB2FF, #691CFF

Tetradic#1CFF6A, #1C40FF, #FF1CB2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFBE8

Lighter +30%#FFF3B5

Lighter +20%#FFEB82

Lighter +10%#FFE34F

Darker −10%#E8C300

Darker −20%#B59800

Darker −30%#826D00

Darker −40%#4F4200

More saturated +25%#FFDB1C

Less saturated −25%#E3C838

Channel breakdown

R255

G219

B28

Red255 (100%)

Green219 (85.9%)

Blue28 (11%)

Hue50.48°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness55.49%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G DB · B 1C

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FFDb1C (chemical formula)

Formula
318.007 g/mol
4 atoms

FFDb1C has a molar mass of 318.007 g/mol, made up of 4 atoms across 3 elements: 2 × F, 1 × Db, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass318.007 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule4

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule5.2806305 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.8937133 × 10^21

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

F11.9%

Db84.3%

C3.8%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 11.948%

Dubnium (Db)268 g/mol, 84.275%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 3.777%

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