Recognised as Colour

#FFE5B9

#FFE5B9
Orange
Light
Nearest: Moccasin

#FFE5B9 is a orange with RGB values 255, 229, 185 and HSL 38°, 100%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Moccasin.

Colour values

#FFE5B9#FFE5B9

HEX#FFE5B9

RGBrgb(255, 229, 185)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.898, 0.7255

RGB percentages100%, 89.8%, 72.5%

HSLhsl(37.7, 100%, 86.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(37.7, 27.5%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 10.2%, 27.5%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,770,489

CSS custom property--colour: #FFE5B9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.80801WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness232.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.16:1

Contrast with white1.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black17.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E7E7E7

Inverted#001A46

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F1E4B6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#F7EBBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original

Tritanopia#FFDDD9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.22:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text17.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Moccasin · ΔE 1.7 Wheat · ΔE 2.9 Navajo white · ΔE 4.5 Bisque · ΔE 6.1 Peach puff · ΔE 7.3 Blanched almond · ΔE 7.9

Nearest named CSS colourMoccasin (#FFE4B5)ΔE 1.65, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B9D3FF

Analogous#FFC2B9, #F6FFB9

Triadic#B9FFE5, #E5B9FF

Split complementary#B9F6FF, #C2B9FF

Tetradic#B9FFC2, #B9D3FF, #FFB9F6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FFF8EC

Darker −10%#FFD286

Darker −20%#FFBF53

Darker −30%#FFAC20

Darker −40%#EC9400

More saturated +25%#FFE5B9

Less saturated −25%#F6E3C2

Channel breakdown

R255

G229

B185

Red255 (100%)

Green229 (89.8%)

Blue185 (72.5%)

Hue37.71°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness86.27%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G E5 · B B9

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FFe5B9 (chemical formula)

Formula
395.513 g/mol
15 atoms

FFe5B9 has a molar mass of 395.513 g/mol, made up of 15 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × F, 5 × Fe, 9 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass395.513 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule15

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule6.5676479 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.5226151 × 10^21

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

F4.8%

Fe70.6%

B24.6%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 4.803%

Iron (Fe × 5)279.225 g/mol, 70.598%

Boron (B × 9)97.29 g/mol, 24.598%

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