Recognised as Colour

#C5CBA5

#C5CBA5
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Wheat

#C5CBA5 is a yellow with RGB values 197, 203, 165 and HSL 69°, 27%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.

Colour values

#C5CBA5#C5CBA5

HEX#C5CBA5

RGBrgb(197, 203, 165)

RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.7961, 0.6471

RGB percentages77.3%, 79.6%, 64.7%

HSLhsl(69.5, 26.8%, 72.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(69.5, 18.7%, 79.6%)

CMYK3%, 0%, 18.7%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,962,725

CSS custom property--colour: #C5CBA5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57299WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness197.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.46:1

Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7

Inverted#3A345A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D1C7A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#D0C8A6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original

Tritanopia#CAC6C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Wheat · ΔE 14.6 Tan · ΔE 15.8 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 16.7 Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 17.2 Blanched almond · ΔE 17.3 Beige · ΔE 17.4

Nearest named CSS colourWheat (#F5DEB3)ΔE 14.65, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ABA5CB

Analogous#CBBEA5, #B2CBA5

Triadic#A5C5CB, #CBA5C5

Split complementary#A5B2CB, #BEA5CB

Tetradic#A5CBBE, #ABA5CB, #CBA5B2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EFF0E6

Lighter +10%#DADEC5

Darker −10%#B0B885

Darker −20%#9BA664

Darker −30%#7F884F

Darker −40%#61683C

More saturated +25%#D1DD93

Less saturated −25%#B9B9B7

Channel breakdown

R197

G203

B165

Red197 (77.3%)

Green203 (79.6%)

Blue165 (64.7%)

Hue69.47°

Saturation (HSL)26.76%

Lightness72.16%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR C5 · G CB · B A5

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Harmonies

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C5CBa5 (chemical formula)

Formula
758.716 g/mol
11 atoms

C5CBa5 has a molar mass of 758.716 g/mol, made up of 11 atoms across 2 elements: 6 × C, 5 × Ba.

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Molar mass

Molar mass758.716 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule11

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.2598776 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram7.9372792 × 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

C9.5%

Ba90.5%

Carbon (C × 6)72.066 g/mol, 9.498%

Barium (Ba × 5)686.65 g/mol, 90.502%

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