Recognised as Colour
#C6B779
- #C6B779
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#C6B779 is a yellow with RGB values 198, 183, 121 and HSL 48°, 40%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#C6B779#C6B779
HEX#C6B779
RGBrgb(198, 183, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.7176, 0.4745
RGB percentages77.6%, 71.8%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(48.3, 40.3%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.3, 38.9%, 77.6%)
CMYK0%, 7.6%, 38.9%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,023,097
CSS custom property--colour: #C6B779;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47253WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.45:1
Contrast with white2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#394886
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7988C6
Analogous#C69179, #AFC679
Triadic#79C6B7, #B779C6
Split complementary#79AFC6, #9179C6
Tetradic#79C690, #7988C6, #C679AE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R198
G183
B121
Red198 (77.6%)
Green183 (71.8%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue48.31°
Saturation (HSL)40.31%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C6 · G B7 · B 79
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C6B779 (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 8,493.056 g/mol
- 785 atoms
C6B779 has a molar mass of 8,493.056 g/mol, made up of 785 atoms across 2 elements: 6 × C, 779 × B.
Molar mass
Molar mass8,493.056 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule785
Distinct elements2
Mass of one molecule1.4103051 × 10^-20 g
Molecules per gram7.0906641 × 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
C0.8%
B99.2%
Carbon (C × 6)72.066 g/mol, 0.849%
Boron (B × 779)8,420.99 g/mol, 99.151%
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