Recognised as Colour

#C8B215

#C8B215
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#C8B215 is a yellow with RGB values 200, 178, 21 and HSL 53°, 81%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#C8B215#C8B215

HEX#C8B215

RGBrgb(200, 178, 21)

RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.698, 0.0824

RGB percentages78.4%, 69.8%, 8.2%

HSLhsl(52.6, 81%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.6, 89.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK0%, 11%, 89.5%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,152,789

CSS custom property--colour: #C8B215;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44174WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness175 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.83:1

Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB

Inverted#374DEA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C4AD00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#CAB526no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Tritanopia#D8A498no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 15.4 Gold · ΔE 21.7 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 22.8 Olive · ΔE 26.2 Orange · ΔE 31.4 Yellow green · ΔE 32.2

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 15.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#152BC8

Analogous#C85815, #85C815

Triadic#15C8B2, #B215C8

Split complementary#1585C8, #5815C8

Tetradic#15C858, #152BC8, #C81585

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F7EEB2

Lighter +30%#F2E584

Lighter +20%#EDDB56

Lighter +10%#E8D128

Darker −10%#9A8910

Darker −20%#6C600B

Darker −30%#3E3706

Darker −40%#0F0E02

More saturated +25%#DDC200

Less saturated −25%#AC9D31

Channel breakdown

R200

G178

B21

Red200 (78.4%)

Green178 (69.8%)

Blue21 (8.2%)

Hue52.63°

Saturation (HSL)81%

Lightness43.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C8 · G B2 · B 15

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C8B215 (chemical formula)

Formula
2,420.238 g/mol
223 atoms

C8B215 has a molar mass of 2,420.238 g/mol, made up of 223 atoms across 2 elements: 8 × C, 215 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass2,420.238 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule223

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule4.0188998 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram2.4882432 × 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

C4%

B96%

Carbon (C × 8)96.088 g/mol, 3.97%

Boron (B × 215)2,324.15 g/mol, 96.03%

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