Recognised as Colour

#FFF277

#FFF277
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#FFF277 is a yellow with RGB values 255, 242, 119 and HSL 54°, 100%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#FFF277#FFF277

HEX#FFF277

RGBrgb(255, 242, 119)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.949, 0.4667

RGB percentages100%, 94.9%, 46.7%

HSLhsl(54.3, 100%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(54.3, 53.3%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 5.1%, 53.3%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,773,751

CSS custom property--colour: #FFF277;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.86096WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness235.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.22:1

Contrast with white1.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black18.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ECECEC

Inverted#000D88

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFEB6Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFF27Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Tritanopia#FFE4D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.15:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text18.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 15.7 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 29.5 Gold · ΔE 29.5 Dark khaki · ΔE 29.6 Goldenrod · ΔE 31.7 Yellow green · ΔE 33.1

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 15.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7784FF

Analogous#FFAE77, #C8FF77

Triadic#77FFF2, #F277FF

Split complementary#77C8FF, #AE77FF

Tetradic#77FFAE, #7784FF, #FF77C8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFCDD

Lighter +10%#FFF7AA

Darker −10%#FFED44

Darker −20%#FFE811

Darker −30%#DDC800

Darker −40%#AA9A00

More saturated +25%#FFF277

Less saturated −25%#EEE488

Channel breakdown

R255

G242

B119

Red255 (100%)

Green242 (94.9%)

Blue119 (46.7%)

Hue54.26°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness73.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G F2 · B 77

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FFF277 (chemical formula)

Formula
5,300.442 g/mol
279 atoms

FFF277 has a molar mass of 5,300.442 g/mol, made up of 279 atoms across 1 element: 279 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass5,300.442 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule279

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule8.801591 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.1361582 × 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

F100%

Fluorine (F × 279)5,300.442 g/mol, 100%

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