Recognised as Colour
#C5B559
- #C5B559
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#C5B559 is a yellow with RGB values 197, 181, 89 and HSL 51°, 48%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#C5B559#C5B559
HEX#C5B559
RGBrgb(197, 181, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.7098, 0.349
RGB percentages77.3%, 71%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(51.1, 48.2%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.1, 54.8%, 77.3%)
CMYK0%, 8.1%, 54.8%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,957,017
CSS custom property--colour: #C5B559;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45639WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.13:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#3A4AA6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5969C5
Analogous#C57F59, #9FC559
Triadic#59C5B5, #B559C5
Split complementary#599FC5, #7F59C5
Tetradic#59C57F, #5969C5, #C5599F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R197
G181
B89
Red197 (77.3%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue51.11°
Saturation (HSL)48.21%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C5 · G B5 · B 59
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C5B559 (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 6,102.845 g/mol
- 564 atoms
C5B559 has a molar mass of 6,102.845 g/mol, made up of 564 atoms across 2 elements: 5 × C, 559 × B.
Molar mass
Molar mass6,102.845 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule564
Distinct elements2
Mass of one molecule1.0134013 × 10^-20 g
Molecules per gram9.8677596 × 10^19
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 × 5)60.055 g/mol, 0.984%
Boron (B × 559)6,042.79 g/mol, 99.016%
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