Recognised as Colour

#FFEF70

#FFEF70
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#FFEF70 is a yellow with RGB values 255, 239, 112 and HSL 53°, 100%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#FFEF70#FFEF70

HEX#FFEF70

RGBrgb(255, 239, 112)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.9373, 0.4392

RGB percentages100%, 93.7%, 43.9%

HSLhsl(53.3, 100%, 72%)

HSV / HSBhsv(53.3, 56.1%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 6.3%, 56.1%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,772,976

CSS custom property--colour: #FFEF70;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.84163WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness233.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.83:1

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

Contrast with black17.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E9E9E9

Inverted#00108F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFE863no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFF076no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FFE0D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.2 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 text17.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 17.6 Gold · ΔE 27 Goldenrod · ΔE 30 Dark khaki · ΔE 30.5 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 31.5 Yellow green · ΔE 33.1

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 17.57, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7080FF

Analogous#FFA770, #C8FF70

Triadic#70FFEF, #EF70FF

Split complementary#70C8FF, #A870FF

Tetradic#70FFA7, #7080FF, #FF70C7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFAD6

Lighter +10%#FFF5A3

Darker −10%#FFE93D

Darker −20%#FFE40A

Darker −30%#D6BE00

Darker −40%#A39100

More saturated +25%#FFEF70

Less saturated −25%#EDE182

Channel breakdown

R255

G239

B112

Red255 (100%)

Green239 (93.7%)

Blue112 (43.9%)

Hue53.29°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness71.96%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G EF · B 70

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FFeF70 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,404.703 g/mol
72 atoms

FFeF70 has a molar mass of 1,404.703 g/mol, made up of 72 atoms across 2 elements: 71 × F, 1 × Fe.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,404.703 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule72

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule2.3325642 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram4.2871274 × 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

F96%

Fe4%

Fluorine (F × 71)1,348.858 g/mol, 96.024%

Iron (Fe)55.845 g/mol, 3.976%

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