Recognised as Colour

#FFE98C

#FFE98C
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#FFE98C is a yellow with RGB values 255, 233, 140 and HSL 49°, 100%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#FFE98C#FFE98C

HEX#FFE98C

RGBrgb(255, 233, 140)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.9137, 0.549

RGB percentages100%, 91.4%, 54.9%

HSLhsl(48.5, 100%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48.5, 45.1%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 8.6%, 45.1%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,771,468

CSS custom property--colour: #FFE98C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.81431WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness231.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.29:1

Contrast with white1.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black17.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E7E7E7

Inverted#001673

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FAE585no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFEC90no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Tritanopia#FFDCD2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.21:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text17.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 5.5 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 17 Dark khaki · ΔE 21.2 Navajo white · ΔE 21.6 Moccasin · ΔE 22.5 Wheat · ΔE 24.7

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 5.54, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8CA2FF

Analogous#FFAF8C, #DCFF8C

Triadic#8CFFE9, #E98CFF

Split complementary#8CDCFF, #AF8CFF

Tetradic#8CFFAF, #8CA2FF, #FF8CDC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFDF2

Lighter +10%#FFF3BF

Darker −10%#FFDF59

Darker −20%#FFD526

Darker −30%#F2C400

Darker −40%#BF9A00

More saturated +25%#FFE98C

Less saturated −25%#F1E09A

Channel breakdown

R255

G233

B140

Red255 (100%)

Green233 (91.4%)

Blue140 (54.9%)

Hue48.52°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness77.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G E9 · B 8C

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FFe98C (chemical formula)

Formula
5,503.819 g/mol
100 atoms

FFe98C has a molar mass of 5,503.819 g/mol, made up of 100 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × F, 98 × Fe, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass5,503.819 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule100

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule9.1393065 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.0941749 × 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

F0.3%

Fe99.4%

C0.2%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.345%

Iron (Fe × 98)5,472.81 g/mol, 99.437%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 0.218%

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