Recognised as Colour

#C5C189

#C5C189
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Dark khaki

#C5C189 is a yellow with RGB values 197, 193, 137 and HSL 56°, 34%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#C5C189#C5C189

HEX#C5C189

RGBrgb(197, 193, 137)

RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.7569, 0.5373

RGB percentages77.3%, 75.7%, 53.7%

HSLhsl(56, 34.1%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(56, 30.5%, 77.3%)

CMYK0%, 2%, 30.5%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,960,137

CSS custom property--colour: #C5C189;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51816WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness188.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.36:1

Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE

Inverted#3A3E76

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CBBD85no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#CCC08Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Tritanopia#CEBAB2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 11.3 Tan · ΔE 13.3 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 14.1 Burlywood · ΔE 14.4 Wheat · ΔE 15.8 Navajo white · ΔE 17.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 11.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#898DC5

Analogous#C5A389, #ABC589

Triadic#89C5C1, #C189C5

Split complementary#89ABC5, #A389C5

Tetradic#89C5A3, #898DC5, #C589AB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F7F7F0

Lighter +20%#E7E5CD

Lighter +10%#D6D3AB

Darker −10%#B4AF67

Darker −20%#9C964C

Darker −30%#79753C

Darker −40%#57542B

More saturated +25%#DBD473

Less saturated −25%#AFAE9F

Channel breakdown

R197

G193

B137

Red197 (77.3%)

Green193 (75.7%)

Blue137 (53.7%)

Hue56°

Saturation (HSL)34.09%

Lightness65.49%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C5 · G C1 · B 89

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C5C189 (chemical formula)

Formula
2,330.134 g/mol
194 atoms

C5C189 has a molar mass of 2,330.134 g/mol, made up of 194 atoms across 1 element: 194 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass2,330.134 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule194

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule3.8692785 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram2.5844611 × 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

C100%

Carbon (C × 194)2,330.134 g/mol, 100%

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