Recognised as Colour
#C4B457
- #C4B457
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#C4B457 is a yellow with RGB values 196, 180, 87 and HSL 51°, 48%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#C4B457#C4B457
HEX#C4B457
RGBrgb(196, 180, 87)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.7059, 0.3412
RGB percentages76.9%, 70.6%, 34.1%
HSLhsl(51.2, 48%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.2, 55.6%, 76.9%)
CMYK0%, 8.2%, 55.6%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,891,223
CSS custom property--colour: #C4B457;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45066WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.01:1
Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#3B4BA8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5767C4
Analogous#C47D57, #9EC457
Triadic#57C4B4, #B457C4
Split complementary#579EC4, #7D57C4
Tetradic#57C47D, #5767C4, #C4579E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R196
G180
B87
Red196 (76.9%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue87 (34.1%)
Hue51.19°
Saturation (HSL)48.02%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C4 · G B4 · B 57
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C4B457 (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 4,988.214 g/mol
- 461 atoms
C4B457 has a molar mass of 4,988.214 g/mol, made up of 461 atoms across 2 elements: 4 × C, 457 × B.
Molar mass
Molar mass4,988.214 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule461
Distinct elements2
Mass of one molecule8.2831242 × 10^-21 g
Molecules per gram1.2072739 × 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%
B99%
Carbon (C × 4)48.044 g/mol, 0.963%
Boron (B × 457)4,940.17 g/mol, 99.037%
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