Recognised as Colour

#FFFBB9

#FFFBB9
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#FFFBB9 is a yellow with RGB values 255, 251, 185 and HSL 57°, 100%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 19.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#FFFBB9#FFFBB9

HEX#FFFBB9

RGBrgb(255, 251, 185)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.9843, 0.7255

RGB percentages100%, 98.4%, 72.5%

HSLhsl(56.6, 100%, 86.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(56.6, 27.5%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 1.6%, 27.5%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,776,121

CSS custom property--colour: #FFFBB9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.93757WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness245.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 19.75:1

Contrast with white1.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black19.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#F7F7F7

Inverted#000446

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFF6B5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFFABBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FFF2EAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.06:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text19.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 6.6 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 10.5 Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 13.1 Moccasin · ΔE 13.8 Khaki · ΔE 14.7 Wheat · ΔE 15.4

Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 6.63, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B9BDFF

Analogous#FFD8B9, #E0FFB9

Triadic#B9FFFB, #FBB9FF

Split complementary#B9E0FF, #D8B9FF

Tetradic#B9FFD8, #B9BDFF, #FFB9E0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FFFEEC

Darker −10%#FFF886

Darker −20%#FFF553

Darker −30%#FFF220

Darker −40%#ECDF00

More saturated +25%#FFFBB9

Less saturated −25%#F6F3C2

Channel breakdown

R255

G251

B185

Red255 (100%)

Green251 (98.4%)

Blue185 (72.5%)

Hue56.57°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness86.27%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G FB · B B9

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FFFBB9 (chemical formula)

Formula
165.094 g/mol
13 atoms

FFFBB9 has a molar mass of 165.094 g/mol, made up of 13 atoms across 2 elements: 3 × F, 10 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass165.094 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule13

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule2.7414504 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.6477042 × 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

F34.5%

B65.5%

Fluorine (F × 3)56.994 g/mol, 34.522%

Boron (B × 10)108.1 g/mol, 65.478%

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