Recognised as Colour
#C8B345
- #C8B345
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#C8B345 is a yellow with RGB values 200, 179, 69 and HSL 50°, 54%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#C8B345#C8B345
HEX#C8B345
RGBrgb(200, 179, 69)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.702, 0.2706
RGB percentages78.4%, 70.2%, 27.1%
HSLhsl(50.4, 54.4%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.4, 65.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK0%, 10.5%, 65.5%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,153,093
CSS custom property--colour: #C8B345;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44949WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.99:1
Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#374CBA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#455AC8
Analogous#C87245, #9CC845
Triadic#45C8B3, #B345C8
Split complementary#459CC8, #7145C8
Tetradic#45C872, #455AC8, #C8459C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R200
G179
B69
Red200 (78.4%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue69 (27.1%)
Hue50.38°
Saturation (HSL)54.36%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C8 · G B3 · B 45
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C8B345 (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 3,825.538 g/mol
- 353 atoms
C8B345 has a molar mass of 3,825.538 g/mol, made up of 353 atoms across 2 elements: 8 × C, 345 × B.
Molar mass
Molar mass3,825.538 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule353
Distinct elements2
Mass of one molecule6.3524553 × 10^-21 g
Molecules per gram1.5741945 × 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
C2.5%
B97.5%
Carbon (C × 8)96.088 g/mol, 2.512%
Boron (B × 345)3,729.45 g/mol, 97.488%
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