Recognised as Colour

#FFECA8

#FFECA8
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#FFECA8 is a yellow with RGB values 255, 236, 168 and HSL 47°, 100%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#FFECA8#FFECA8

HEX#FFECA8

RGBrgb(255, 236, 168)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.9255, 0.6588

RGB percentages100%, 92.5%, 65.9%

HSLhsl(46.9, 100%, 82.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(46.9, 34.1%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 7.5%, 34.1%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,772,264

CSS custom property--colour: #FFECA8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.84078WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness235.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.82:1

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

Contrast with black17.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#EBEBEB

Inverted#001357

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FAE9A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFEFAAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FFE2DAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.3 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 text17.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 6.5 Moccasin · ΔE 10.8 Navajo white · ΔE 11 Khaki · ΔE 11.7 Wheat · ΔE 13 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 13.9

Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 6.48, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A8BBFF

Analogous#FFC1A8, #E7FFA8

Triadic#A8FFEC, #ECA8FF

Split complementary#A8E7FF, #C0A8FF

Tetradic#A8FFC0, #A8BBFF, #FFA8E7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FFF7DB

Darker −10%#FFE175

Darker −20%#FFD642

Darker −30%#FFCB0F

Darker −40%#DBAB00

More saturated +25%#FFECA8

Less saturated −25%#F4E6B3

Channel breakdown

R255

G236

B168

Red255 (100%)

Green236 (92.5%)

Blue168 (65.9%)

Hue46.9°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness82.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G EC · B A8

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FFeCa8 (chemical formula)

Formula
395.467 g/mol
10 atoms

FFeCa8 has a molar mass of 395.467 g/mol, made up of 10 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × F, 1 × Fe, 8 × Ca.

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Molar mass

Molar mass395.467 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule10

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule6.566884 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.5227922 × 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

F4.8%

Fe14.1%

Ca81.1%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 4.804%

Iron (Fe)55.845 g/mol, 14.121%

Calcium (Ca × 8)320.624 g/mol, 81.075%

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