Recognised as Colour

#C2B131

#C2B131
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#C2B131 is a yellow with RGB values 194, 177, 49 and HSL 53°, 60%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#C2B131#C2B131

HEX#C2B131

RGBrgb(194, 177, 49)

RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.6941, 0.1922

RGB percentages76.1%, 69.4%, 19.2%

HSLhsl(53, 59.7%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(53, 74.7%, 76.1%)

CMYK0%, 8.8%, 74.7%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,759,345

CSS custom property--colour: #C2B131;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43135WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness173 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.63:1

Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB

Inverted#3D4ECE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C2AC18no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#C7B33Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Tritanopia#D1A498no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 17.2 Olive · ΔE 21.5 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 21.6 Dark khaki · ΔE 24.1 Khaki · ΔE 26.2 Gold · ΔE 28.9

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 17.18, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3142C2

Analogous#C26831, #8BC231

Triadic#31C2B1, #B131C2

Split complementary#318AC2, #6831C2

Tetradic#31C268, #3142C2, #C2318A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2EECD

Lighter +30%#E8E0A4

Lighter +20%#DED27B

Lighter +10%#D3C453

Darker −10%#998C27

Darker −20%#71671C

Darker −30%#484212

Darker −40%#1F1C08

More saturated +25%#E0C813

Less saturated −25%#A49A4F

Channel breakdown

R194

G177

B49

Red194 (76.1%)

Green177 (69.4%)

Blue49 (19.2%)

Hue52.97°

Saturation (HSL)59.67%

Lightness47.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C2 · G B1 · B 31

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C2B131 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,440.132 g/mol
133 atoms

C2B131 has a molar mass of 1,440.132 g/mol, made up of 133 atoms across 2 elements: 2 × C, 131 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,440.132 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule133

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule2.3913954 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram4.1816589 × 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

C1.7%

B98.3%

Carbon (C × 2)24.022 g/mol, 1.668%

Boron (B × 131)1,416.11 g/mol, 98.332%

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