Recognised as Colour

#FFE37C

#FFE37C
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#FFE37C is a yellow with RGB values 255, 227, 124 and HSL 47°, 100%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#FFE37C#FFE37C

HEX#FFE37C

RGBrgb(255, 227, 124)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.8902, 0.4863

RGB percentages100%, 89%, 48.6%

HSLhsl(47.2, 100%, 74.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(47.2, 51.4%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 11%, 51.4%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,769,916

CSS custom property--colour: #FFE37C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77653WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness226.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.53:1

Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2

Inverted#001C83

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F6DF73no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#FDE880no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FFD5CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 10.3 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 22.8 Dark khaki · ΔE 23 Navajo white · ΔE 26.2 Moccasin · ΔE 27.6 Goldenrod · ΔE 27.6

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 10.27, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7C98FF

Analogous#FFA27C, #DAFF7C

Triadic#7CFFE3, #E37CFF

Split complementary#7CDAFF, #A27CFF

Tetradic#7CFFA2, #7C98FF, #FF7CDA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFF9E2

Lighter +10%#FFEEAF

Darker −10%#FFD849

Darker −20%#FFCD16

Darker −30%#E2B200

Darker −40%#AF8A00

More saturated +25%#FFE37C

Less saturated −25%#EFDA8C

Channel breakdown

R255

G227

B124

Red255 (100%)

Green227 (89%)

Blue124 (48.6%)

Hue47.18°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness74.31%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G E3 · B 7C

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FFe37C (chemical formula)

Formula
2,097.274 g/mol
39 atoms

FFe37C has a molar mass of 2,097.274 g/mol, made up of 39 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × F, 37 × Fe, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass2,097.274 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule39

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule3.4826054 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram2.8714134 × 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

F0.9%

Fe98.5%

C0.6%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.906%

Iron (Fe × 37)2,066.265 g/mol, 98.521%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 0.573%

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