Colour

#FFEBC3

#FFEBC3
Orange
Light
Nearest: Wheat

#FFEBC3 is a orange with RGB values 255, 235, 195 and HSL 40°, 100%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.

Colour values

#FFEBC3#FFEBC3

HEX#FFEBC3

RGBrgb(255, 235, 195)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.9216, 0.7647

RGB percentages100%, 92.2%, 76.5%

HSLhsl(40, 100%, 88.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(40, 23.5%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 7.8%, 23.5%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,772,035

CSS custom property--colour: #FFEBC3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.84617WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness237.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.92:1

Contrast with white1.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black17.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ECECEC

Inverted#00143C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F5EAC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#FAEFC4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Tritanopia#FFE4E0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.17:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text17.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Wheat · ΔE 4.9 Bisque · ΔE 5 Blanched almond · ΔE 5.1 Moccasin · ΔE 5.2 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 7.3 Papaya whip · ΔE 7.5

Nearest named CSS colourWheat (#F5DEB3)ΔE 4.91, a close match

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C3D7FF

Analogous#FFCDC3, #F5FFC3

Triadic#C3FFEB, #EBC3FF

Split complementary#C3F5FF, #CDC3FF

Tetradic#C3FFCD, #C3D7FF, #FFC3F5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FFFCF6

Darker −10%#FFDA90

Darker −20%#FFC95D

Darker −30%#FFB82A

Darker −40%#F6A400

More saturated +25%#FFEBC3

Less saturated −25%#F8E9CB

Channel breakdown

R255

G235

B195

Red255 (100%)

Green235 (92.2%)

Blue195 (76.5%)

Hue40°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness88.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G EB · B C3

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FFeBC3 (chemical formula)

Formula
121.686 g/mol
6 atoms

FFeBC3 has a molar mass of 121.686 g/mol, made up of 6 atoms across 4 elements: 1 × F, 1 × Fe, 1 × B, 3 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass121.686 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule6

Distinct elements4

Mass of one molecule2.0206436 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram4.9489183 × 10^21

Composition by mass

F15.6%

Fe45.9%

B8.9%

C29.6%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 15.612%

Iron (Fe)55.845 g/mol, 45.893%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 8.884%

Carbon (C × 3)36.033 g/mol, 29.611%

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