Recognised as Colour

#FFF2C9

#FFF2C9
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Lemon chiffon

#FFF2C9 is a yellow with RGB values 255, 242, 201 and HSL 46°, 100%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lemon chiffon.

Colour values

#FFF2C9#FFF2C9

HEX#FFF2C9

RGBrgb(255, 242, 201)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.949, 0.7882

RGB percentages100%, 94.9%, 78.8%

HSLhsl(45.6, 100%, 89.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(45.6, 21.2%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 5.1%, 21.2%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,773,833

CSS custom property--colour: #FFF2C9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.88981WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness241.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.8:1

Contrast with white1.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black18.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#F2F2F2

Inverted#000D36

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FBF0C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFF4CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Tritanopia#FFEBE7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.12:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text18.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lemon chiffon · ΔE 4.1 Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 5.3 Blanched almond · ΔE 6.2 Cornsilk · ΔE 7.4 Wheat · ΔE 7.6 Papaya whip · ΔE 7.6

Nearest named CSS colourLemon chiffon (#FFFACD)ΔE 4.11, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C9D6FF

Analogous#FFD7C9, #F1FFC9

Triadic#C9FFF2, #F2C9FF

Split complementary#C9F1FF, #D7C9FF

Tetradic#C9FFD7, #C9D6FF, #FFC9F1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FFFEFC

Darker −10%#FFE696

Darker −20%#FFD963

Darker −30%#FFCD30

Darker −40%#FCBF00

More saturated +25%#FFF2C9

Less saturated −25%#F8EFD0

Channel breakdown

R255

G242

B201

Red255 (100%)

Green242 (94.9%)

Blue201 (78.8%)

Hue45.56°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness89.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G F2 · B C9

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FFF2C9 (chemical formula)

Formula
184.091 g/mol
13 atoms

FFF2C9 has a molar mass of 184.091 g/mol, made up of 13 atoms across 2 elements: 4 × F, 9 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass184.091 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule13

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule3.056903 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.2712847 × 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

F41.3%

C58.7%

Fluorine (F × 4)75.992 g/mol, 41.28%

Carbon (C × 9)108.099 g/mol, 58.72%

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