Recognised as Colour

#FFE116

#FFE116
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FFE116 is a yellow with RGB values 255, 225, 22 and HSL 52°, 100%, 54%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#FFE116#FFE116

HEX#FFE116

RGBrgb(255, 225, 22)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.8824, 0.0863

RGB percentages100%, 88.2%, 8.6%

HSLhsl(52.3, 100%, 54.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.3, 91.4%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 11.8%, 91.4%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,769,302

CSS custom property--colour: #FFE116;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75168WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness221.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.03:1

Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9

Inverted#001EE9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F9DB00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFE52Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Tritanopia#FFCFC0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 5.5 Yellow · ΔE 18.3 Goldenrod · ΔE 30.1 Orange · ΔE 34.9 Yellow green · ΔE 39.4 Khaki · ΔE 41.9

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 5.46, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1634FF

Analogous#FF6D16, #A9FF16

Triadic#16FFE1, #E116FF

Split complementary#16A9FF, #6C16FF

Tetradic#16FF6C, #1634FF, #FF16A9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFBE2

Lighter +30%#FFF5AF

Lighter +20%#FFEE7C

Lighter +10%#FFE849

Darker −10%#E2C500

Darker −20%#AF9800

Darker −30%#7C6C00

Darker −40%#494000

More saturated +25%#FFE116

Less saturated −25%#E2CB33

Channel breakdown

R255

G225

B22

Red255 (100%)

Green225 (88.2%)

Blue22 (8.6%)

Hue52.27°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness54.31%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G E1 · B 16

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FFe116 (chemical formula)

Formula
6,497.018 g/mol
117 atoms

FFe116 has a molar mass of 6,497.018 g/mol, made up of 117 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × F, 116 × Fe.

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Molar mass

Molar mass6,497.018 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule117

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.0788552 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram9.2690843 × 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%

Fe99.7%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.292%

Iron (Fe × 116)6,478.02 g/mol, 99.708%

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