Recognised as Colour

#C7BC87

#C7BC87
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Tan

#C7BC87 is a yellow with RGB values 199, 188, 135 and HSL 50°, 36%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#C7BC87#C7BC87

HEX#C7BC87

RGBrgb(199, 188, 135)

RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.7373, 0.5294

RGB percentages78%, 73.7%, 52.9%

HSLhsl(49.7, 36.4%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.7, 32.2%, 78%)

CMYK0%, 5.5%, 32.2%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,089,927

CSS custom property--colour: #C7BC87;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49858WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness186.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.97:1

Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB

Inverted#384378

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C6B983no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#CABD89no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#D1B4AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 10 Burlywood · ΔE 11.4 Dark khaki · ΔE 12.2 Wheat · ΔE 15.1 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 15.7 Navajo white · ΔE 16.6

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 10.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8792C7

Analogous#C79C87, #B2C787

Triadic#87C7BC, #BC87C7

Split complementary#87B2C7, #9C87C7

Tetradic#87C79C, #8792C7, #C787B2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F8F6EF

Lighter +20%#E7E3CD

Lighter +10%#D7CFAA

Darker −10%#B7A964

Darker −20%#9E904A

Darker −30%#7B703A

Darker −40%#595129

More saturated +25%#DDCA71

Less saturated −25%#B1AE9D

Channel breakdown

R199

G188

B135

Red199 (78%)

Green188 (73.7%)

Blue135 (52.9%)

Hue49.69°

Saturation (HSL)36.36%

Lightness65.49%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C7 · G BC · B 87

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C7BC87 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,139.844 g/mol
95 atoms

C7BC87 has a molar mass of 1,139.844 g/mol, made up of 95 atoms across 2 elements: 94 × C, 1 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,139.844 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule95

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.8927555 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram5.2833026 × 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

C99.1%

B0.9%

Carbon (C × 94)1,129.034 g/mol, 99.052%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.948%

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