Recognised as Colour

#C2BE99

#C2BE99
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Tan

#C2BE99 is a yellow with RGB values 194, 190, 153 and HSL 54°, 25%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#C2BE99#C2BE99

HEX#C2BE99

RGBrgb(194, 190, 153)

RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.7451, 0.6

RGB percentages76.1%, 74.5%, 60%

HSLhsl(54.1, 25.2%, 68%)

HSV / HSBhsv(54.1, 21.1%, 76.1%)

CMYK0%, 2.1%, 21.1%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,762,777

CSS custom property--colour: #C2BE99;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50596WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness187.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.12:1

Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC

Inverted#3D4166

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C5BB97no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#C7BE9Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Tritanopia#C9B9B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 11.1 Wheat · ΔE 15.1 Burlywood · ΔE 16 Bisque · ΔE 18.1 Peach puff · ΔE 18.3 Moccasin · ΔE 18.3

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 11.11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#999DC2

Analogous#C2AA99, #B2C299

Triadic#99C2BE, #BE99C2

Split complementary#99B1C2, #AA99C2

Tetradic#99C2AA, #999DC2, #C299B1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBFBF9

Lighter +20%#E8E7D9

Lighter +10%#D5D2B9

Darker −10%#AFAA79

Darker −20%#99935C

Darker −30%#797549

Darker −40%#595636

More saturated +25%#D6CE85

Less saturated −25%#AEAEAD

Channel breakdown

R194

G190

B153

Red194 (76.1%)

Green190 (74.5%)

Blue153 (60%)

Hue54.15°

Saturation (HSL)25.15%

Lightness68.04%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C2 · G BE · B 99

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C2Be99 (chemical formula)

Formula
916.2298 g/mol
101 atoms

C2Be99 has a molar mass of 916.2298 g/mol, made up of 101 atoms across 2 elements: 2 × C, 99 × Be.

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Molar mass

Molar mass916.2298 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule101

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.5214354 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram6.5727406 × 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

C2.6%

Be97.4%

Carbon (C × 2)24.022 g/mol, 2.622%

Beryllium (Be × 99)892.2078 g/mol, 97.378%

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