Recognised as Colour
#C7BC99
- #C7BC99
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Tan
#C7BC99 is a yellow with RGB values 199, 188, 153 and HSL 46°, 29%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#C7BC99#C7BC99
HEX#C7BC99
RGBrgb(199, 188, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.7373, 0.6
RGB percentages78%, 73.7%, 60%
HSLhsl(45.7, 29.1%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.7, 23.1%, 78%)
CMYK0%, 5.5%, 23.1%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,089,945
CSS custom property--colour: #C7BC99;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50408WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.08:1
Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#384366
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#99A4C7
Analogous#C7A599, #BBC799
Triadic#99C7BC, #BC99C7
Split complementary#99BBC7, #A599C7
Tetradic#99C7A5, #99A4C7, #C799BB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R199
G188
B153
Red199 (78%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue45.65°
Saturation (HSL)29.11%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C7 · G BC · B 99
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C7BC99 (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 1,283.976 g/mol
- 107 atoms
C7BC99 has a molar mass of 1,283.976 g/mol, made up of 107 atoms across 2 elements: 106 × C, 1 × B.
Molar mass
Molar mass1,283.976 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule107
Distinct elements2
Mass of one molecule2.1320923 × 10^-21 g
Molecules per gram4.6902284 × 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
C99.2%
B0.8%
Carbon (C × 106)1,273.166 g/mol, 99.158%
Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.842%
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