Recognised as Colour

#BEB43C

#BEB43C
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark khaki

#BEB43C is a yellow with RGB values 190, 180, 60 and HSL 55°, 52%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#BEB43C#BEB43C

HEX#BEB43C

RGBrgb(190, 180, 60)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.7059, 0.2353

RGB percentages74.5%, 70.6%, 23.5%

HSLhsl(55.4, 52%, 49%)

HSV / HSBhsv(55.4, 68.4%, 74.5%)

CMYK0%, 5.3%, 68.4%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,497,980

CSS custom property--colour: #BEB43C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43916WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness173.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.78:1

Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD

Inverted#414BC3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C4AE2Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#C7B344no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original

Tritanopia#CCA89Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 20.5 Olive · ΔE 20.7 Goldenrod · ΔE 21.1 Khaki · ΔE 23.4 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 24.3 Olivedrab · ΔE 26.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 20.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3C46BE

Analogous#BE733C, #87BE3C

Triadic#3CBEB4, #B43CBE

Split complementary#3C87BE, #733CBE

Tetradic#3CBE73, #3C46BE, #BE3C87

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2EFD4

Lighter +30%#E5E1AE

Lighter +20%#D9D387

Lighter +10%#CDC460

Darker −10%#978F30

Darker −20%#706B24

Darker −30%#4A4617

Darker −40%#23210B

More saturated +25%#DDCE1D

Less saturated −25%#9F9A5B

Channel breakdown

R190

G180

B60

Red190 (74.5%)

Green180 (70.6%)

Blue60 (23.5%)

Hue55.38°

Saturation (HSL)52%

Lightness49.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BE · G B4 · B 3C

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BeB43C (chemical formula)

Formula
485.8532 g/mol
45 atoms

BeB43C has a molar mass of 485.8532 g/mol, made up of 45 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × Be, 43 × B, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass485.8532 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule45

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule8.0677822 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.239498 × 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

Be1.9%

B95.7%

C2.5%

Beryllium (Be)9.0122 g/mol, 1.855%

Boron (B × 43)464.83 g/mol, 95.673%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 2.472%

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