Recognised as Colour

#FFE942

#FFE942
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FFE942 is a yellow with RGB values 255, 233, 66 and HSL 53°, 100%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#FFE942#FFE942

HEX#FFE942

RGBrgb(255, 233, 66)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.9137, 0.2588

RGB percentages100%, 91.4%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(53, 100%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(53, 74.1%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 8.6%, 74.1%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,771,394

CSS custom property--colour: #FFE942;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.79931WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness227.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.99:1

Contrast with white1.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2

Inverted#0016BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFE220no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFEB4Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Tritanopia#FFD8C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 12.6 Yellow · ΔE 20.9 Goldenrod · ΔE 29.2 Khaki · ΔE 33.3 Yellow green · ΔE 34.2 Orange · ΔE 37.5

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 12.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4258FF

Analogous#FF8A42, #B7FF42

Triadic#42FFE9, #E942FF

Split complementary#42B6FF, #8B42FF

Tetradic#42FF8B, #4258FF, #FF42B6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFBDB

Lighter +20%#FFF5A8

Lighter +10%#FFEF75

Darker −10%#FFE30F

Darker −20%#DBC200

Darker −30%#A89400

Darker −40%#756700

More saturated +25%#FFE942

Less saturated −25%#E7D75A

Channel breakdown

R255

G233

B66

Red255 (100%)

Green233 (91.4%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue53.02°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness62.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G E9 · B 42

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FFe942 (chemical formula)

Formula
52,624.988 g/mol
943 atoms

FFe942 has a molar mass of 52,624.988 g/mol, made up of 943 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × F, 942 × Fe.

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Molar mass

Molar mass52,624.988 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule943

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule8.7385848 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram1.14435 × 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%

Fe100%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.036%

Iron (Fe × 942)52,605.99 g/mol, 99.964%

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