Recognised as Colour
#C8B147
- #C8B147
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#C8B147 is a yellow with RGB values 200, 177, 71 and HSL 49°, 54%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#C8B147#C8B147
HEX#C8B147
RGBrgb(200, 177, 71)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.6941, 0.2784
RGB percentages78.4%, 69.4%, 27.8%
HSLhsl(49.3, 54%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.3, 64.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK0%, 11.5%, 64.5%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,152,583
CSS custom property--colour: #C8B147;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44179WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.84:1
Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#374EB8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#475EC8
Analogous#C87047, #9FC847
Triadic#47C8B1, #B147C8
Split complementary#479FC8, #7047C8
Tetradic#47C870, #475EC8, #C8479F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R200
G177
B71
Red200 (78.4%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue71 (27.8%)
Hue49.3°
Saturation (HSL)53.97%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C8 · G B1 · B 47
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C8B147 (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 1,685.158 g/mol
- 155 atoms
C8B147 has a molar mass of 1,685.158 g/mol, made up of 155 atoms across 2 elements: 8 × C, 147 × B.
Molar mass
Molar mass1,685.158 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule155
Distinct elements2
Mass of one molecule2.7982707 × 10^-21 g
Molecules per gram3.5736357 × 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
C5.7%
B94.3%
Carbon (C × 8)96.088 g/mol, 5.702%
Boron (B × 147)1,589.07 g/mol, 94.298%
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