Recognised as Colour

#FFE35F

#FFE35F
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#FFE35F is a yellow with RGB values 255, 227, 95 and HSL 50°, 100%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#FFE35F#FFE35F

HEX#FFE35F

RGBrgb(255, 227, 95)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.8902, 0.3725

RGB percentages100%, 89%, 37.3%

HSLhsl(49.5, 100%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.5, 62.7%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 11%, 62.7%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,769,887

CSS custom property--colour: #FFE35F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77024WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness225.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.4:1

Contrast with white1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF

Inverted#001CA0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F8DE50no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFE766no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FFD3C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.28:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 21.4 Gold · ΔE 21.6 Goldenrod · ΔE 24 Dark khaki · ΔE 31.9 Yellow · ΔE 33.5 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 34.7

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 21.41, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5F7BFF

Analogous#FF935F, #CBFF5F

Triadic#5FFFE3, #E35FFF

Split complementary#5FCBFF, #935FFF

Tetradic#5FFF93, #5F7BFF, #FF5FCB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFEF8

Lighter +20%#FFF5C5

Lighter +10%#FFEC92

Darker −10%#FFDA2C

Darker −20%#F8CD00

Darker −30%#C5A300

Darker −40%#927800

More saturated +25%#FFE35F

Less saturated −25%#EBD673

Channel breakdown

R255

G227

B95

Red255 (100%)

Green227 (89%)

Blue95 (37.3%)

Hue49.5°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness68.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G E3 · B 5F

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FFe35F (chemical formula)

Formula
1,992.571 g/mol
37 atoms

FFe35F has a molar mass of 1,992.571 g/mol, made up of 37 atoms across 2 elements: 2 × F, 35 × Fe.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,992.571 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule37

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule3.308742 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram3.0222967 × 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

F1.9%

Fe98.1%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 1.907%

Iron (Fe × 35)1,954.575 g/mol, 98.093%

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