Recognised as Colour

#FFE9C9

#FFE9C9
Orange
Light
Nearest: Blanched almond

#FFE9C9 is a orange with RGB values 255, 233, 201 and HSL 36°, 100%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blanched almond.

Colour values

#FFE9C9#FFE9C9

HEX#FFE9C9

RGBrgb(255, 233, 201)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.9137, 0.7882

RGB percentages100%, 91.4%, 78.8%

HSLhsl(35.6, 100%, 89.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(35.6, 21.2%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 8.6%, 21.2%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,771,529

CSS custom property--colour: #FFE9C9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.83755WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness236.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.75:1

Contrast with white1.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black17.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#EBEBEB

Inverted#001636

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F2E9C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#F8EECAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original

Tritanopia#FFE3E0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.18:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text17.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Blanched almond · ΔE 1.5 Bisque · ΔE 2.4 Papaya whip · ΔE 4.3 Antique white · ΔE 6.8 Wheat · ΔE 7.1 Peach puff · ΔE 7.3

Nearest named CSS colourBlanched almond (#FFEBCD)ΔE 1.46, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C9DFFF

Analogous#FFCEC9, #FAFFC9

Triadic#C9FFE9, #E9C9FF

Split complementary#C9FAFF, #CEC9FF

Tetradic#C9FFCE, #C9DFFF, #FFC9FA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FFFEFC

Darker −10%#FFD496

Darker −20%#FFBF63

Darker −30%#FFAB30

Darker −40%#FC9500

More saturated +25%#FFE9C9

Less saturated −25%#F8E8D0

Channel breakdown

R255

G233

B201

Red255 (100%)

Green233 (91.4%)

Blue201 (78.8%)

Hue35.56°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness89.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G E9 · B C9

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FFe9C9 (chemical formula)

Formula
629.702 g/mol
19 atoms

FFe9C9 has a molar mass of 629.702 g/mol, made up of 19 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × F, 9 × Fe, 9 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass629.702 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule19

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.0456448 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram9.5634773 × 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

F3%

Fe79.8%

C17.2%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 3.017%

Iron (Fe × 9)502.605 g/mol, 79.816%

Carbon (C × 9)108.099 g/mol, 17.167%

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