Recognised as Colour

#FFE32C

#FFE32C
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FFE32C is a yellow with RGB values 255, 227, 44 and HSL 52°, 100%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#FFE32C#FFE32C

HEX#FFE32C

RGBrgb(255, 227, 44)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.8902, 0.1725

RGB percentages100%, 89%, 17.3%

HSLhsl(52, 100%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52, 82.7%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 11%, 82.7%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,769,836

CSS custom property--colour: #FFE32C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7638WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness223.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.28:1

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

Contrast with black16.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC

Inverted#001CD3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FADD00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFE73Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FFD1C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.4 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 text16.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 7.4 Yellow · ΔE 19.5 Goldenrod · ΔE 28.8 Orange · ΔE 35 Yellow green · ΔE 37.4 Khaki · ΔE 38.2

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 7.4, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2C48FF

Analogous#FF792C, #B2FF2C

Triadic#2CFFE3, #E32CFF

Split complementary#2CB2FF, #7A2CFF

Tetradic#2CFF7A, #2C48FF, #FF2CB2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFEF8

Lighter +30%#FFF7C5

Lighter +20%#FFF192

Lighter +10%#FFEA5F

Darker −10%#F8D700

Darker −20%#C5AB00

Darker −30%#927F00

Darker −40%#5F5200

More saturated +25%#FFE32C

Less saturated −25%#E5D046

Channel breakdown

R255

G227

B44

Red255 (100%)

Green227 (89%)

Blue44 (17.3%)

Hue52.04°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness58.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G E3 · B 2C

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FFe32C (chemical formula)

Formula
1,818.049 g/mol
34 atoms

FFe32C has a molar mass of 1,818.049 g/mol, made up of 34 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × F, 32 × Fe, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,818.049 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule34

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule3.0189414 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram3.3124194 × 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

F1%

Fe98.3%

C0.7%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 1.045%

Iron (Fe × 32)1,787.04 g/mol, 98.294%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 0.661%

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