Recognised as Colour

#FFF36C

#FFF36C
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#FFF36C is a yellow with RGB values 255, 243, 108 and HSL 55°, 100%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#FFF36C#FFF36C

HEX#FFF36C

RGBrgb(255, 243, 108)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.9529, 0.4235

RGB percentages100%, 95.3%, 42.4%

HSLhsl(55.1, 100%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(55.1, 57.6%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 4.7%, 57.6%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,773,996

CSS custom property--colour: #FFF36C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.86444WCAG 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 18.29:1

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

Contrast with black18.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ECECEC

Inverted#000C93

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFEB5Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFF273no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Tritanopia#FFE4D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.2 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 text18.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 20.8 Gold · ΔE 25.5 Yellow · ΔE 31 Yellow green · ΔE 31.4 Goldenrod · ΔE 31.7 Dark khaki · ΔE 33.5

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 20.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6C78FF

Analogous#FFA96C, #C2FF6C

Triadic#6CFFF3, #F36CFF

Split complementary#6CC2FF, #A96CFF

Tetradic#6CFFA9, #6C78FF, #FF6CC2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFBD2

Lighter +10%#FFF79F

Darker −10%#FFEF39

Darker −20%#FFEB06

Darker −30%#D2C100

Darker −40%#9F9200

More saturated +25%#FFF36C

Less saturated −25%#EDE47E

Channel breakdown

R255

G243

B108

Red255 (100%)

Green243 (95.3%)

Blue108 (42.4%)

Hue55.1°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness71.18%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G F3 · B 6C

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FFF36C (chemical formula)

Formula
733.935 g/mol
39 atoms

FFF36C has a molar mass of 733.935 g/mol, made up of 39 atoms across 2 elements: 38 × F, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass733.935 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule39

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.2187277 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram8.2052781 × 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

F98.4%

C1.6%

Fluorine (F × 38)721.924 g/mol, 98.363%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 1.637%

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