Recognised as Colour
#C7B248
- #C7B248
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#C7B248 is a yellow with RGB values 199, 178, 72 and HSL 50°, 53%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#C7B248#C7B248
HEX#C7B248
RGBrgb(199, 178, 72)
RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.698, 0.2824
RGB percentages78%, 69.8%, 28.2%
HSLhsl(50.1, 53.1%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.1, 63.8%, 78%)
CMYK0%, 10.6%, 63.8%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,087,304
CSS custom property--colour: #C7B248;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44451WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.89:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#384DB7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#485DC7
Analogous#C77248, #9DC748
Triadic#48C7B2, #B248C7
Split complementary#489DC7, #7248C7
Tetradic#48C772, #485DC7, #C7489D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R199
G178
B72
Red199 (78%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue72 (28.2%)
Hue50.08°
Saturation (HSL)53.14%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C7 · G B2 · B 48
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C7B248 (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 2,764.957 g/mol
- 255 atoms
C7B248 has a molar mass of 2,764.957 g/mol, made up of 255 atoms across 2 elements: 7 × C, 248 × B.
Molar mass
Molar mass2,764.957 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule255
Distinct elements2
Mass of one molecule4.5913191 × 10^-21 g
Molecules per gram2.1780233 × 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
C3%
B97%
Carbon (C × 7)84.077 g/mol, 3.041%
Boron (B × 248)2,680.88 g/mol, 96.959%
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