Recognised as Colour

#FFE70F

#FFE70F
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FFE70F is a yellow with RGB values 255, 231, 15 and HSL 54°, 100%, 53%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#FFE70F#FFE70F

HEX#FFE70F

RGBrgb(255, 231, 15)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.9059, 0.0588

RGB percentages100%, 90.6%, 5.9%

HSLhsl(54, 100%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(54, 94.1%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 9.4%, 94.1%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,770,831

CSS custom property--colour: #FFE70F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.78446WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness225.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.69:1

Contrast with white1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD

Inverted#0018F0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FEE000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFE92Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FFD5C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 9 Yellow · ΔE 14.4 Goldenrod · ΔE 33.8 Orange · ΔE 38.6 Yellow green · ΔE 38.7 Green yellow · ΔE 43.2

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 9.02, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0F27FF

Analogous#FF6F0F, #9FFF0F

Triadic#0FFFE7, #E70FFF

Split complementary#0F9FFF, #6F0FFF

Tetradic#0FFF6F, #0F27FF, #FF0F9F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFBDB

Lighter +30%#FFF6A8

Lighter +20%#FFF175

Lighter +10%#FFEC42

Darker −10%#DBC500

Darker −20%#A89700

Darker −30%#756900

Darker −40%#423B00

More saturated +25%#FFE70F

Less saturated −25%#E1CF2D

Channel breakdown

R255

G231

B15

Red255 (100%)

Green231 (90.6%)

Blue15 (5.9%)

Hue54°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness52.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G E7 · B 0F

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FFe70F (chemical formula)

Formula
3,947.146 g/mol
72 atoms

FFe70F has a molar mass of 3,947.146 g/mol, made up of 72 atoms across 2 elements: 2 × F, 70 × Fe.

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Molar mass

Molar mass3,947.146 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule72

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule6.5543901 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.525695 × 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%

Fe99%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 0.963%

Iron (Fe × 70)3,909.15 g/mol, 99.037%

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