Recognised as Colour

#FFFFC8

#FFFFC8
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Lemon chiffon

#FFFFC8 is a yellow with RGB values 255, 255, 200 and HSL 60°, 100%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 20.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lemon chiffon.

Colour values

#FFFFC8#FFFFC8

HEX#FFFFC8

RGBrgb(255, 255, 200)

RGB (0–1)1, 1, 0.7843

RGB percentages100%, 100%, 78.4%

HSLhsl(60, 100%, 89.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60, 21.6%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 0%, 21.6%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,777,160

CSS custom property--colour: #FFFFC8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.9695WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness249.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 20.39:1

Contrast with white1.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black20.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#FBFBFB

Inverted#000037

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFFAC5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFFDCAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FFF8F0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.03:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text20.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lemon chiffon · ΔE 5.3 Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 7.6 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 9 Light yellow · ΔE 12.1 Moccasin · ΔE 13.1 Cornsilk · ΔE 13.7

Nearest named CSS colourLemon chiffon (#FFFACD)ΔE 5.35, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C8C8FF

Analogous#FFE3C8, #E3FFC8

Triadic#C8FFFF, #FFC8FF

Split complementary#C8E3FF, #E3C8FF

Tetradic#C8FFE3, #C8C8FF, #FFC8E3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FFFFFB

Darker −10%#FFFF95

Darker −20%#FFFF62

Darker −30%#FFFF2F

Darker −40%#FBFB00

More saturated +25%#FFFFC8

Less saturated −25%#F8F8CF

Channel breakdown

R255

G255

B200

Red255 (100%)

Green255 (100%)

Blue200 (78.4%)

Hue60°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness89.22%

Dominant channelRed and Green

Hex per channelR FF · G FF · B C8

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FFFFC8 (chemical formula)

Formula
172.08 g/mol
12 atoms

FFFFC8 has a molar mass of 172.08 g/mol, made up of 12 atoms across 2 elements: 4 × F, 8 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass172.08 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule12

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule2.8574556 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.4996169 × 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

F44.2%

C55.8%

Fluorine (F × 4)75.992 g/mol, 44.161%

Carbon (C × 8)96.088 g/mol, 55.839%

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