Recognised as Colour

#C7B508

#C7B508
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#C7B508 is a yellow with RGB values 199, 181, 8 and HSL 54°, 92%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#C7B508#C7B508

HEX#C7B508

RGBrgb(199, 181, 8)

RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.7098, 0.0314

RGB percentages78%, 71%, 3.1%

HSLhsl(54.3, 92.3%, 40.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(54.3, 96%, 78%)

CMYK0%, 9%, 96%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,088,008

CSS custom property--colour: #C7B508;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45207WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness176.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.04:1

Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC

Inverted#384AF7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C7AF00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#CCB721no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Tritanopia#D7A79Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 18.1 Gold · ΔE 20.3 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 25.7 Olive · ΔE 27.7 Yellow green · ΔE 30.4 Orange · ΔE 33

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 18.11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#081AC7

Analogous#C75608, #79C708

Triadic#08C7B5, #B508C7

Split complementary#0879C7, #5608C7

Tetradic#08C756, #081AC7, #C70879

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBF3A0

Lighter +30%#F9EC6F

Lighter +20%#F7E63E

Lighter +10%#F5DF0D

Darker −10%#968806

Darker −20%#655C04

Darker −30%#342F02

Darker −40%#030300

More saturated +25%#CFBB00

Less saturated −25%#ADA022

Channel breakdown

R199

G181

Red199 (78%)

Green181 (71%)

Blue8 (3.1%)

Hue54.35°

Saturation (HSL)92.27%

Lightness40.59%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C7 · G B5 · B 08

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C7B508 (chemical formula)

Formula
5,575.557 g/mol
515 atoms

C7B508 has a molar mass of 5,575.557 g/mol, made up of 515 atoms across 2 elements: 7 × C, 508 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass5,575.557 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule515

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule9.2584302 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.0800967 × 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

C1.5%

B98.5%

Carbon (C × 7)84.077 g/mol, 1.508%

Boron (B × 508)5,491.48 g/mol, 98.492%

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