Recognised as Colour
#C5B14F
- #C5B14F
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#C5B14F is a yellow with RGB values 197, 177, 79 and HSL 50°, 50%, 54%. 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
#C5B14F#C5B14F
HEX#C5B14F
RGBrgb(197, 177, 79)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.6941, 0.3098
RGB percentages77.3%, 69.4%, 31%
HSLhsl(49.8, 50.4%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.8, 59.9%, 77.3%)
CMYK0%, 10.2%, 59.9%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,955,983
CSS custom property--colour: #C5B14F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43879WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.2 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#AEAEAE
Inverted#3A4EB0
Colour vision & accessibility
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
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4F63C5
Analogous#C5764F, #9EC54F
Triadic#4FC5B1, #B14FC5
Split complementary#4F9EC5, #764FC5
Tetradic#4FC576, #4F63C5, #C54F9E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R197
G177
B79
Red197 (77.3%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue79 (31%)
Hue49.83°
Saturation (HSL)50.43%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C5 · G B1 · B 4F
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C5B14F (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 230.393 g/mol
- 20 atoms
C5B14F has a molar mass of 230.393 g/mol, made up of 20 atoms across 3 elements: 5 × C, 14 × B, 1 × F.
Molar mass
Molar mass230.393 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule20
Distinct elements3
Mass of one molecule3.8257658 × 10^-22 g
Molecules per gram2.6138558 × 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
C26.1%
B65.7%
F8.2%
Carbon (C × 5)60.055 g/mol, 26.066%
Boron (B × 14)151.34 g/mol, 65.688%
Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 8.246%
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