Recognised as Colour

#C5B778

#C5B778
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark khaki

#C5B778 is a yellow with RGB values 197, 183, 120 and HSL 49°, 40%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#C5B778#C5B778

HEX#C5B778

RGBrgb(197, 183, 120)

RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.7176, 0.4706

RGB percentages77.3%, 71.8%, 47.1%

HSLhsl(49.1, 39.9%, 62.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.1, 39.1%, 77.3%)

CMYK0%, 7.1%, 39.1%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,957,560

CSS custom property--colour: #C5B778;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47093WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness181.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.42:1

Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5

Inverted#3A4887

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C3B473no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#C7B97Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#D0AEA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 7.2 Burlywood · ΔE 12.1 Tan · ΔE 13.1 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 17.4 Wheat · ΔE 18.9 Navajo white · ΔE 18.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 7.22, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7886C5

Analogous#C59078, #ACC578

Triadic#78C5B7, #B778C5

Split complementary#78ACC5, #9078C5

Tetradic#78C591, #7886C5, #C578AD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F3F0E3

Lighter +20%#E4DDBF

Lighter +10%#D4CA9C

Darker −10%#B6A454

Darker −20%#968741

Darker −30%#736731

Darker −40%#4F4722

More saturated +25%#DDC660

Less saturated −25%#ADA890

Channel breakdown

R197

G183

B120

Red197 (77.3%)

Green183 (71.8%)

Blue120 (47.1%)

Hue49.09°

Saturation (HSL)39.9%

Lightness62.16%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C5 · G B7 · B 78

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C5B778 (chemical formula)

Formula
8,470.235 g/mol
783 atoms

C5B778 has a molar mass of 8,470.235 g/mol, made up of 783 atoms across 2 elements: 5 × C, 778 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass8,470.235 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule783

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.4065156 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram7.1097682 × 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

C0.7%

B99.3%

Carbon (C × 5)60.055 g/mol, 0.709%

Boron (B × 778)8,410.18 g/mol, 99.291%

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