Recognised as Colour

#C6CA22

#C6CA22
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Yellow green

#C6CA22 is a yellow with RGB values 198, 202, 34 and HSL 61°, 71%, 46%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#C6CA22#C6CA22

HEX#C6CA22

RGBrgb(198, 202, 34)

RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.7922, 0.1333

RGB percentages77.6%, 79.2%, 13.3%

HSLhsl(61.4, 71.2%, 46.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(61.4, 83.2%, 79.2%)

CMYK2%, 0%, 83.2%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,027,874

CSS custom property--colour: #C6CA22;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54362WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness189.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.87:1

Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD

Inverted#3935DD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DAC100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#DCC534no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original

Tritanopia#D4BDADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 20.3 Gold · ΔE 23.2 Yellow · ΔE 27.6 Goldenrod · ΔE 29.3 Olive · ΔE 32.6 Khaki · ΔE 33

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 20.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2622CA

Analogous#CA7A22, #72CA22

Triadic#22C6CA, #CA22C6

Split complementary#2272CA, #7A22CA

Tetradic#22CA7A, #2622CA, #CA2272

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4F5C3

Lighter +30%#ECEE97

Lighter +20%#E3E66C

Lighter +10%#DBDF40

Darker −10%#9B9E1B

Darker −20%#707313

Darker −30%#46470C

Darker −40%#1B1B05

More saturated +25%#E2E704

Less saturated −25%#AAAD3F

Channel breakdown

R198

G202

B34

Red198 (77.6%)

Green202 (79.2%)

Blue34 (13.3%)

Hue61.43°

Saturation (HSL)71.19%

Lightness46.27%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR C6 · G CA · B 22

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C6Ca22 (chemical formula)

Formula
953.782 g/mol
28 atoms

C6Ca22 has a molar mass of 953.782 g/mol, made up of 28 atoms across 2 elements: 6 × C, 22 × Ca.

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Molar mass

Molar mass953.782 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule28

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.5837923 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram6.3139593 × 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

C7.6%

Ca92.4%

Carbon (C × 6)72.066 g/mol, 7.556%

Calcium (Ca × 22)881.716 g/mol, 92.444%

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