Colour

#FFE472

#FFE472
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#FFE472 is a yellow with RGB values 255, 228, 114 and HSL 49°, 100%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#FFE472#FFE472

HEX#FFE472

RGBrgb(255, 228, 114)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.8941, 0.4471

RGB percentages100%, 89.4%, 44.7%

HSLhsl(48.5, 100%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48.5, 55.3%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 10.6%, 55.3%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,770,162

CSS custom property--colour: #FFE472;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77962WCAG 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 16.59:1

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

Contrast with black16.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2

Inverted#001B8D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F8DF67no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFE877no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FFD5CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.4 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 text16.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 14 Goldenrod · ΔE 26 Dark khaki · ΔE 26 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 27.4 Gold · ΔE 29.3 Navajo white · ΔE 31.2

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 13.99, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#728DFF

Analogous#FF9D72, #D3FF72

Triadic#72FFE4, #E472FF

Split complementary#72D3FF, #9D72FF

Tetradic#72FF9D, #728DFF, #FF72D3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFF8D8

Lighter +10%#FFEEA5

Darker −10%#FFDA3F

Darker −20%#FFD00C

Darker −30%#D8AF00

Darker −40%#A58500

More saturated +25%#FFE472

Less saturated −25%#EDD984

Channel breakdown

R255

G228

B114

Red255 (100%)

Green228 (89.4%)

Blue114 (44.7%)

Hue48.51°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness72.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G E4 · B 72

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FFe472 (chemical formula)

Formula
26,377.838 g/mol
473 atoms

FFe472 has a molar mass of 26,377.838 g/mol, made up of 473 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × F, 472 × Fe.

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Molar mass

Molar mass26,377.838 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule473

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule4.3801431 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram2.2830305 × 10^19

Composition by mass

F0.1%

Fe99.9%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.072%

Iron (Fe × 472)26,358.84 g/mol, 99.928%

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