Colour

#FFE17B

#FFE17B
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#FFE17B is a yellow with RGB values 255, 225, 123 and HSL 46°, 100%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#FFE17B#FFE17B

HEX#FFE17B

RGBrgb(255, 225, 123)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.8824, 0.4824

RGB percentages100%, 88.2%, 48.2%

HSLhsl(46.4, 100%, 74.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(46.4, 51.8%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 11.8%, 51.8%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,769,403

CSS custom property--colour: #FFE17B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7654WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness225.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.31:1

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

Contrast with black16.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0

Inverted#001E84

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F4DD72no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#FCE77Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FFD3C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.4 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 text16.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 10.7 Dark khaki · ΔE 22.8 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 22.9 Navajo white · ΔE 25.8 Goldenrod · ΔE 27 Moccasin · ΔE 27.3

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 10.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7B99FF

Analogous#FF9F7B, #DBFF7B

Triadic#7BFFE1, #E17BFF

Split complementary#7BDBFF, #9F7BFF

Tetradic#7BFF9F, #7B99FF, #FF7BDB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFF8E1

Lighter +10%#FFEDAE

Darker −10%#FFD548

Darker −20%#FFCA15

Darker −30%#E1AE00

Darker −40%#AE8600

More saturated +25%#FFE17B

Less saturated −25%#EFD88C

Channel breakdown

R255

G225

B123

Red255 (100%)

Green225 (88.2%)

Blue123 (48.2%)

Hue46.36°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness74.12%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G E1 · B 7B

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FFe17B (chemical formula)

Formula
979.173 g/mol
19 atoms

FFe17B has a molar mass of 979.173 g/mol, made up of 19 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × F, 17 × Fe, 1 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass979.173 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule19

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.625955 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram6.1502316 × 10^20

Composition by mass

F1.9%

Fe97%

B1.1%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 1.94%

Iron (Fe × 17)949.365 g/mol, 96.956%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 1.104%

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