Recognised as Colour

#FFE169

#FFE169
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#FFE169 is a yellow with RGB values 255, 225, 105 and HSL 48°, 100%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#FFE169#FFE169

HEX#FFE169

RGBrgb(255, 225, 105)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.8824, 0.4118

RGB percentages100%, 88.2%, 41.2%

HSLhsl(48, 100%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48, 58.8%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 11.8%, 58.8%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,769,385

CSS custom property--colour: #FFE169;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7613WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness224.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.23:1

Contrast with white1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF

Inverted#001E96

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F5DD5Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#FDE66Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FFD2C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 17.2 Goldenrod · ΔE 23.8 Gold · ΔE 26.1 Dark khaki · ΔE 28 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 30.6 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 33.5

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 17.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6987FF

Analogous#FF9669, #D2FF69

Triadic#69FFE1, #E169FF

Split complementary#69D2FF, #9669FF

Tetradic#69FF96, #6987FF, #FF69D2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFF5CF

Lighter +10%#FFEB9C

Darker −10%#FFD736

Darker −20%#FFCD03

Darker −30%#CFA600

Darker −40%#9C7D00

More saturated +25%#FFE169

Less saturated −25%#ECD67C

Channel breakdown

R255

G225

B105

Red255 (100%)

Green225 (88.2%)

Blue105 (41.2%)

Hue48°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness70.59%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G E1 · B 69

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FFe169 (chemical formula)

Formula
9,456.803 g/mol
170 atoms

FFe169 has a molar mass of 9,456.803 g/mol, made up of 170 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × F, 169 × Fe.

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Molar mass

Molar mass9,456.803 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule170

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.5703391 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram6.3680514 × 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

F0.2%

Fe99.8%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.201%

Iron (Fe × 169)9,437.805 g/mol, 99.799%

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