Recognised as Colour

#C6C396

#C6C396
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Tan

#C6C396 is a yellow with RGB values 198, 195, 150 and HSL 56°, 30%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#C6C396#C6C396

HEX#C6C396

RGBrgb(198, 195, 150)

RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.7647, 0.5882

RGB percentages77.6%, 76.5%, 58.8%

HSLhsl(56.2, 29.6%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(56.2, 24.2%, 77.6%)

CMYK0%, 1.5%, 24.2%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,026,198

CSS custom property--colour: #C6C396;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53238WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness191.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.65:1

Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0

Inverted#393C69

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CBBF93no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#CDC298no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Tritanopia#CDBDB7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 11.7 Wheat · ΔE 13.8 Burlywood · ΔE 15 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 15.4 Moccasin · ΔE 16.5 Navajo white · ΔE 17

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 11.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9699C6

Analogous#C6AB96, #B1C696

Triadic#96C6C3, #C396C6

Split complementary#96B1C6, #AB96C6

Tetradic#96C6AB, #9699C6, #C696B1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCFCF9

Lighter +20%#EAE9D8

Lighter +10%#D8D6B7

Darker −10%#B4B075

Darker −20%#9F9B57

Darker −30%#7E7B45

Darker −40%#5D5B33

More saturated +25%#DAD582

Less saturated −25%#B2B1AA

Channel breakdown

R198

G195

B150

Red198 (77.6%)

Green195 (76.5%)

Blue150 (58.8%)

Hue56.25°

Saturation (HSL)29.63%

Lightness68.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C6 · G C3 · B 96

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C6C396 (chemical formula)

Formula
4,828.422 g/mol
402 atoms

C6C396 has a molar mass of 4,828.422 g/mol, made up of 402 atoms across 1 element: 402 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass4,828.422 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule402

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule8.0177834 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.2472275 × 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 × 402)4,828.422 g/mol, 100%

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