Recognised as Colour
#C8B442
- #C8B442
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#C8B442 is a yellow with RGB values 200, 180, 66 and HSL 51°, 55%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#C8B442#C8B442
HEX#C8B442
RGBrgb(200, 180, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.7059, 0.2588
RGB percentages78.4%, 70.6%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(51, 54.9%, 52.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51, 67%, 78.4%)
CMYK0%, 10%, 67%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,153,346
CSS custom property--colour: #C8B442;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45315WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.06:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#374BBD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4256C8
Analogous#C87142, #99C842
Triadic#42C8B4, #B442C8
Split complementary#4299C8, #7142C8
Tetradic#42C871, #4256C8, #C84299
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R200
G180
B66
Red200 (78.4%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue51.04°
Saturation (HSL)54.92%
Lightness52.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C8 · G B4 · B 42
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C8B442 (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 4,874.108 g/mol
- 450 atoms
C8B442 has a molar mass of 4,874.108 g/mol, made up of 450 atoms across 2 elements: 8 × C, 442 × B.
Molar mass
Molar mass4,874.108 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule450
Distinct elements2
Mass of one molecule8.0936468 × 10^-21 g
Molecules per gram1.235537 × 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%
B98%
Carbon (C × 8)96.088 g/mol, 1.971%
Boron (B × 442)4,778.02 g/mol, 98.029%
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