Recognised as Colour

#FFE552

#FFE552
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FFE552 is a yellow with RGB values 255, 229, 82 and HSL 51°, 100%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#FFE552#FFE552

HEX#FFE552

RGBrgb(255, 229, 82)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.898, 0.3216

RGB percentages100%, 89.8%, 32.2%

HSLhsl(51, 100%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51, 67.8%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 10.2%, 67.8%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,770,386

CSS custom property--colour: #FFE552;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77908WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness225.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.58:1

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

Contrast with black16.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0

Inverted#001AAD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FADF3Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFE95Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FFD5C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.5 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 text16.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 16.6 Goldenrod · ΔE 25.3 Khaki · ΔE 26.8 Yellow · ΔE 27.8 Yellow green · ΔE 34.6 Orange · ΔE 35.4

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 16.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#526CFF

Analogous#FF8E52, #C3FF52

Triadic#52FFE5, #E552FF

Split complementary#52C3FF, #8E52FF

Tetradic#52FF8F, #526CFF, #FF52C3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFCEB

Lighter +20%#FFF4B8

Lighter +10%#FFED85

Darker −10%#FFDD1F

Darker −20%#EBC800

Darker −30%#B89C00

Darker −40%#857100

More saturated +25%#FFE552

Less saturated −25%#E9D668

Channel breakdown

R255

G229

B82

Red255 (100%)

Green229 (89.8%)

Blue82 (32.2%)

Hue50.98°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness66.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G E5 · B 52

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FFe552 (chemical formula)

Formula
30,845.438 g/mol
553 atoms

FFe552 has a molar mass of 30,845.438 g/mol, made up of 553 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × F, 552 × Fe.

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Molar mass

Molar mass30,845.438 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule553

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule5.1220055 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram1.9523603 × 10^19

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

F0.1%

Fe99.9%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.062%

Iron (Fe × 552)30,826.44 g/mol, 99.938%

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