Recognised as Colour
#C6C63B
- #C6C63B
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Yellow green
#C6C63B is a yellow with RGB values 198, 198, 59 and HSL 60°, 55%, 50%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.
Colour values
#C6C63B#C6C63B
HEX#C6C63B
RGBrgb(198, 198, 59)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.7765, 0.2314
RGB percentages77.6%, 77.6%, 23.1%
HSLhsl(60, 54.9%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 70.2%, 77.6%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 70.2%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,026,875
CSS custom property--colour: #C6C63B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.5271WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.54:1
Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#3939C4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3B3BC6
Analogous#C6813B, #81C63B
Triadic#3BC6C6, #C63BC6
Split complementary#3B81C6, #813BC6
Tetradic#3BC681, #3B3BC6, #C63B81
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R198
G198
B59
Red198 (77.6%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue59 (23.1%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)54.94%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR C6 · G C6 · B 3B
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C6C63B (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 839.569 g/mol
- 70 atoms
C6C63B has a molar mass of 839.569 g/mol, made up of 70 atoms across 2 elements: 69 × C, 1 × B.
Molar mass
Molar mass839.569 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule70
Distinct elements2
Mass of one molecule1.3941371 × 10^-21 g
Molecules per gram7.1728956 × 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
C98.7%
B1.3%
Carbon (C × 69)828.759 g/mol, 98.712%
Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 1.288%
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