Recognised as Colour

#FFEC33

#FFEC33
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FFEC33 is a yellow with RGB values 255, 236, 51 and HSL 54°, 100%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#FFEC33#FFEC33

HEX#FFEC33

RGBrgb(255, 236, 51)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.9255, 0.2

RGB percentages100%, 92.5%, 20%

HSLhsl(54.4, 100%, 60%)

HSV / HSBhsv(54.4, 80%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 7.5%, 80%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,772,147

CSS custom property--colour: #FFEC33;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.8149WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness229 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.3:1

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

Contrast with black17.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E3E3E3

Inverted#0013CC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFE400no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFED43no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Tritanopia#FFDBCBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.1 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 text17.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 11.7 Yellow · ΔE 15.7 Goldenrod · ΔE 32.9 Yellow green · ΔE 35 Khaki · ΔE 38.5 Orange · ΔE 39.8

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 11.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3346FF

Analogous#FF8633, #ACFF33

Triadic#33FFEC, #EC33FF

Split complementary#33ACFF, #8633FF

Tetradic#33FF86, #3346FF, #FF33AC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFACC

Lighter +20%#FFF699

Lighter +10%#FFF166

Darker −10%#FFE700

Darker −20%#CCB900

Darker −30%#998B00

Darker −40%#665D00

More saturated +25%#FFEC33

Less saturated −25%#E6D74C

Channel breakdown

R255

G236

B51

Red255 (100%)

Green236 (92.5%)

Blue51 (20%)

Hue54.41°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness60%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G EC · B 33

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FFeC33 (chemical formula)

Formula
471.206 g/mol
35 atoms

FFeC33 has a molar mass of 471.206 g/mol, made up of 35 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × F, 1 × Fe, 33 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass471.206 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule35

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule7.8245597 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.2780272 × 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

F4%

Fe11.9%

C84.1%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 4.032%

Iron (Fe)55.845 g/mol, 11.852%

Carbon (C × 33)396.363 g/mol, 84.117%

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