Recognised as Colour

#C8B338

#C8B338
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#C8B338 is a yellow with RGB values 200, 179, 56 and HSL 51°, 57%, 50%. 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

#C8B338#C8B338

HEX#C8B338

RGBrgb(200, 179, 56)

RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.702, 0.2196

RGB percentages78.4%, 70.2%, 22%

HSLhsl(51.3, 56.7%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.3, 72%, 78.4%)

CMYK0%, 10.5%, 72%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,153,080

CSS custom property--colour: #C8B338;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44805WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness176.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.96:1

Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF

Inverted#374CC7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C4AE24no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#CAB640no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Tritanopia#D8A69Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 16 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 20.8 Olive · ΔE 22.7 Dark khaki · ΔE 23 Khaki · ΔE 24.7 Gold · ΔE 29.1

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#384DC8

Analogous#C86B38, #95C838

Triadic#38C8B3, #B338C8

Split complementary#3895C8, #6B38C8

Tetradic#38C86B, #384DC8, #C83895

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4F0D8

Lighter +30%#E9E1B0

Lighter +20%#DED288

Lighter +10%#D3C260

Darker −10%#A1902C

Darker −20%#796C21

Darker −30%#514816

Darker −40%#29240B

More saturated +25%#E8C918

Less saturated −25%#A89D58

Channel breakdown

R200

G179

B56

Red200 (78.4%)

Green179 (70.2%)

Blue56 (22%)

Hue51.25°

Saturation (HSL)56.69%

Lightness50.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C8 · G B3 · B 38

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C8B338 (chemical formula)

Formula
3,749.868 g/mol
346 atoms

C8B338 has a molar mass of 3,749.868 g/mol, made up of 346 atoms across 2 elements: 8 × C, 338 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass3,749.868 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule346

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule6.2268023 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.6059607 × 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

C2.6%

B97.4%

Carbon (C × 8)96.088 g/mol, 2.562%

Boron (B × 338)3,653.78 g/mol, 97.438%

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