Recognised as Colour

#FFF278

#FFF278
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#FFF278 is a yellow with RGB values 255, 242, 120 and HSL 54°, 100%, 74%. 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

#FFF278#FFF278

HEX#FFF278

RGBrgb(255, 242, 120)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.949, 0.4706

RGB percentages100%, 94.9%, 47.1%

HSLhsl(54.2, 100%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(54.2, 52.9%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 5.1%, 52.9%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,773,752

CSS custom property--colour: #FFF278;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.8612WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness235.5 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#000D87

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFEB6Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFF27Eno 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 52.6 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 15.3 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 29 Dark khaki · ΔE 29.3 Gold · ΔE 29.9 Goldenrod · ΔE 31.8 Yellow green · ΔE 33.2

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 15.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7885FF

Analogous#FFAF78, #C8FF78

Triadic#78FFF2, #F278FF

Split complementary#78C9FF, #AE78FF

Tetradic#78FFAF, #7885FF, #FF78C9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFCDE

Lighter +10%#FFF7AB

Darker −10%#FFED45

Darker −20%#FFE812

Darker −30%#DEC900

Darker −40%#AB9B00

More saturated +25%#FFF278

Less saturated −25%#EEE489

Channel breakdown

R255

G242

B120

Red255 (100%)

Green242 (94.9%)

Blue120 (47.1%)

Hue54.22°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness73.53%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G F2 · B 78

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Harmonies

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FFF278 (chemical formula)

Formula
5,319.44 g/mol
280 atoms

FFF278 has a molar mass of 5,319.44 g/mol, made up of 280 atoms across 1 element: 280 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass5,319.44 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule280

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule8.8331379 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.1321005 × 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 × 280)5,319.44 g/mol, 100%

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