Recognised as Colour

#FFFE9F

#FFFE9F
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#FFFE9F is a yellow with RGB values 255, 254, 159 and HSL 59°, 100%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 19.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#FFFE9F#FFFE9F

HEX#FFFE9F

RGBrgb(255, 254, 159)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.9961, 0.6235

RGB percentages100%, 99.6%, 62.4%

HSLhsl(59.4, 100%, 81.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(59.4, 37.6%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 0.4%, 37.6%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,776,863

CSS custom property--colour: #FFFE9F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.94647WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness245.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 19.93:1

Contrast with white1.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black19.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#F7F7F7

Inverted#000160

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFF798no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFFBA3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FFF3E7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.05:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text19.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 8.6 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 17.1 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 24.5 Moccasin · ΔE 25.5 Dark khaki · ΔE 25.7 Navajo white · ΔE 25.9

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 8.63, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9FA0FF

Analogous#FFCE9F, #D0FF9F

Triadic#9FFFFE, #FE9FFF

Split complementary#9FD0FF, #CE9FFF

Tetradic#9FFFCE, #9FA0FF, #FF9FD0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FFFFD2

Darker −10%#FFFD6C

Darker −20%#FFFD39

Darker −30%#FFFC06

Darker −40%#D2D000

More saturated +25%#FFFE9F

Less saturated −25%#F3F2AB

Channel breakdown

R255

G254

B159

Red255 (100%)

Green254 (99.6%)

Blue159 (62.4%)

Hue59.38°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness81.18%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G FE · B 9F

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FFFe9F (chemical formula)

Formula
559.599 g/mol
12 atoms

FFFe9F has a molar mass of 559.599 g/mol, made up of 12 atoms across 2 elements: 3 × F, 9 × Fe.

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Molar mass

Molar mass559.599 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule12

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule9.29236 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.0761529 × 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

F10.2%

Fe89.8%

Fluorine (F × 3)56.994 g/mol, 10.185%

Iron (Fe × 9)502.605 g/mol, 89.815%

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