Recognised as Colour

#FFEB4B

#FFEB4B
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FFEB4B is a yellow with RGB values 255, 235, 75 and HSL 53°, 100%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#FFEB4B#FFEB4B

HEX#FFEB4B

RGBrgb(255, 235, 75)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.9216, 0.2941

RGB percentages100%, 92.2%, 29.4%

HSLhsl(53.3, 100%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(53.3, 70.6%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 7.8%, 70.6%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,771,915

CSS custom property--colour: #FFEB4B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.81185WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness229.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.24:1

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

Contrast with black17.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E4E4E4

Inverted#0014B4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFE431no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFEC56no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Tritanopia#FFDBCBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.5 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 text17.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 15 Yellow · ΔE 22.4 Goldenrod · ΔE 29.3 Khaki · ΔE 30.9 Yellow green · ΔE 33.2 Orange · ΔE 38.4

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 15.02, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4B5FFF

Analogous#FF914B, #B9FF4B

Triadic#4BFFEB, #EB4BFF

Split complementary#4BB9FF, #914BFF

Tetradic#4BFF91, #4B5FFF, #FF4BB9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFCE4

Lighter +20%#FFF6B1

Lighter +10%#FFF17E

Darker −10%#FFE518

Darker −20%#E4CB00

Darker −30%#B19D00

Darker −40%#7E7000

More saturated +25%#FFEB4B

Less saturated −25%#E9D961

Channel breakdown

R255

G235

B75

Red255 (100%)

Green235 (92.2%)

Blue75 (29.4%)

Hue53.33°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness64.71%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G EB · B 4B

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FFeB4B (chemical formula)

Formula
128.893 g/mol
7 atoms

FFeB4B has a molar mass of 128.893 g/mol, made up of 7 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × F, 1 × Fe, 5 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass128.893 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule7

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule2.1403186 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram4.6722016 × 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

F14.7%

Fe43.3%

B41.9%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 14.739%

Iron (Fe)55.845 g/mol, 43.327%

Boron (B × 5)54.05 g/mol, 41.934%

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