Recognised as Colour

#C69B15

#C69B15
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#C69B15 is a yellow with RGB values 198, 155, 21 and HSL 45°, 81%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#C69B15#C69B15

HEX#C69B15

RGBrgb(198, 155, 21)

RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.6078, 0.0824

RGB percentages77.6%, 60.8%, 8.2%

HSLhsl(45.4, 80.8%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(45.4, 89.4%, 77.6%)

CMYK0%, 21.7%, 89.4%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,015,829

CSS custom property--colour: #C69B15;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35503WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.1:1

Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A

Inverted#3964EA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AF9A00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#B9A620no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original

Tritanopia#D78C84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 6.3 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 9.5 Orange · ΔE 24.3 Olive · ΔE 24.9 Peru · ΔE 25.5 Sandy brown · ΔE 28.1

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 6.29, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1540C6

Analogous#C64215, #99C615

Triadic#15C69B, #9B15C6

Split complementary#1598C6, #4315C6

Tetradic#15C642, #1540C6, #C61598

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F7E6B0

Lighter +30%#F2D782

Lighter +20%#EDC854

Lighter +10%#E8B926

Darker −10%#987710

Darker −20%#6A530B

Darker −30%#3C2F06

Darker −40%#0E0B01

More saturated +25%#DBA600

Less saturated −25%#AB8D30

Channel breakdown

R198

G155

B21

Red198 (77.6%)

Green155 (60.8%)

Blue21 (8.2%)

Hue45.42°

Saturation (HSL)80.82%

Lightness42.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C6 · G 9B · B 15

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C69B15 (chemical formula)

Formula
990.909 g/mol
84 atoms

C69B15 has a molar mass of 990.909 g/mol, made up of 84 atoms across 2 elements: 69 × C, 15 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass990.909 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule84

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.6454431 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram6.0773903 × 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

C83.6%

B16.4%

Carbon (C × 69)828.759 g/mol, 83.636%

Boron (B × 15)162.15 g/mol, 16.364%

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