Recognised as Colour

#FFE24F

#FFE24F
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FFE24F is a yellow with RGB values 255, 226, 79 and HSL 50°, 100%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#FFE24F#FFE24F

HEX#FFE24F

RGBrgb(255, 226, 79)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.8863, 0.3098

RGB percentages100%, 88.6%, 31%

HSLhsl(50.1, 100%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.1, 69%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 11.4%, 69%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,769,615

CSS custom property--colour: #FFE24F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76217WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness223.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.24:1

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

Contrast with black16.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE

Inverted#001DB0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F8DD3Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFE758no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FFD1C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.8 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 text16.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 15.8 Goldenrod · ΔE 24 Khaki · ΔE 27.3 Yellow · ΔE 28.5 Orange · ΔE 33.8 Yellow green · ΔE 35.6

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 15.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4F6CFF

Analogous#FF8A4F, #C4FF4F

Triadic#4FFFE2, #E24FFF

Split complementary#4FC4FF, #8A4FFF

Tetradic#4FFF8A, #4F6CFF, #FF4FC4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFBE8

Lighter +20%#FFF3B5

Lighter +10%#FFEA82

Darker −10%#FFDA1C

Darker −20%#E8C200

Darker −30%#B59700

Darker −40%#826D00

More saturated +25%#FFE24F

Less saturated −25%#E9D365

Channel breakdown

R255

G226

B79

Red255 (100%)

Green226 (88.6%)

Blue79 (31%)

Hue50.11°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness65.49%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G E2 · B 4F

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FFe24F (chemical formula)

Formula
1,378.276 g/mol
26 atoms

FFe24F has a molar mass of 1,378.276 g/mol, made up of 26 atoms across 2 elements: 2 × F, 24 × Fe.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,378.276 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule26

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule2.2886811 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram4.3693286 × 10^20

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

F2.8%

Fe97.2%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 2.757%

Iron (Fe × 24)1,340.28 g/mol, 97.243%

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