Recognised as Colour
#C8B451
- #C8B451
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#C8B451 is a yellow with RGB values 200, 180, 81 and HSL 50°, 52%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#C8B451#C8B451
HEX#C8B451
RGBrgb(200, 180, 81)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.7059, 0.3176
RGB percentages78.4%, 70.6%, 31.8%
HSLhsl(49.9, 52%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.9, 59.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK0%, 10%, 59.5%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,153,361
CSS custom property--colour: #C8B451;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45516WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.1:1
Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#374BAE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5165C8
Analogous#C87851, #A1C851
Triadic#51C8B4, #B451C8
Split complementary#51A1C8, #7851C8
Tetradic#51C878, #5165C8, #C851A1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R200
G180
B81
Red200 (78.4%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue81 (31.8%)
Hue49.92°
Saturation (HSL)51.97%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C8 · G B4 · B 51
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C8B451 (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 4,971.398 g/mol
- 459 atoms
C8B451 has a molar mass of 4,971.398 g/mol, made up of 459 atoms across 2 elements: 8 × C, 451 × B.
Molar mass
Molar mass4,971.398 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule459
Distinct elements2
Mass of one molecule8.2552006 × 10^-21 g
Molecules per gram1.2113576 × 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
C1.9%
B98.1%
Carbon (C × 8)96.088 g/mol, 1.933%
Boron (B × 451)4,875.31 g/mol, 98.067%
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