Recognised as Colour

#FFDB42

#FFDB42
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FFDB42 is a yellow with RGB values 255, 219, 66 and HSL 49°, 100%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#FFDB42#FFDB42

HEX#FFDB42

RGBrgb(255, 219, 66)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.8588, 0.2588

RGB percentages100%, 85.9%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(48.6, 100%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48.6, 74.1%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 14.1%, 74.1%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,767,810

CSS custom property--colour: #FFDB42;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72316WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness219.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.46:1

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

Contrast with black15.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8

Inverted#0024BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F2D726no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#FBE24Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FFCABDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.4 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 text15.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 12.2 Goldenrod · ΔE 21.5 Yellow · ΔE 28.7 Orange · ΔE 29.9 Khaki · ΔE 30.8 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 33.8

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 12.24, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4266FF

Analogous#FF7C42, #C5FF42

Triadic#42FFDB, #DB42FF

Split complementary#42C5FF, #7C42FF

Tetradic#42FF7C, #4266FF, #FF42C5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFF8DB

Lighter +20%#FFEEA8

Lighter +10%#FFE575

Darker −10%#FFD10F

Darker −20%#DBB100

Darker −30%#A88800

Darker −40%#755F00

More saturated +25%#FFDB42

Less saturated −25%#E7CC5A

Channel breakdown

R255

G219

B66

Red255 (100%)

Green219 (85.9%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue48.57°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness62.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G DB · B 42

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FFDb42 (chemical formula)

Formula
11,293.996 g/mol
44 atoms

FFDb42 has a molar mass of 11,293.996 g/mol, made up of 44 atoms across 2 elements: 2 × F, 42 × Db.

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Molar mass

Molar mass11,293.996 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule44

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.8754122 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram5.3321612 × 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%

Db99.7%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 0.336%

Dubnium (Db × 42)11,256 g/mol, 99.664%

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