Recognised as Colour
#C5C59F
- #C5C59F
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Tan
#C5C59F is a yellow with RGB values 197, 197, 159 and HSL 60°, 25%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#C5C59F#C5C59F
HEX#C5C59F
RGBrgb(197, 197, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.7725, 0.6235
RGB percentages77.3%, 77.3%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(60, 24.7%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 19.3%, 77.3%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 19.3%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,961,183
CSS custom property--colour: #C5C59F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54306WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.86:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#3A3A60
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9F9FC5
Analogous#C5B29F, #B2C59F
Triadic#9FC5C5, #C59FC5
Split complementary#9FB2C5, #B29FC5
Tetradic#9FC5B2, #9F9FC5, #C59FB2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R197
G197
B159
Red197 (77.3%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)24.68%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR C5 · G C5 · B 9F
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C5C59F (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 787.702 g/mol
- 65 atoms
C5C59F has a molar mass of 787.702 g/mol, made up of 65 atoms across 2 elements: 64 × C, 1 × F.
Molar mass
Molar mass787.702 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule65
Distinct elements2
Mass of one molecule1.3080099 × 10^-21 g
Molecules per gram7.6452018 × 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
C97.6%
F2.4%
Carbon (C × 64)768.704 g/mol, 97.588%
Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 2.412%
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