Recognised as Colour
#C8B863
- #C8B863
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#C8B863 is a yellow with RGB values 200, 184, 99 and HSL 50°, 48%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#C8B863#C8B863
HEX#C8B863
RGBrgb(200, 184, 99)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.7216, 0.3882
RGB percentages78.4%, 72.2%, 38.8%
HSLhsl(50.5, 47.9%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.5, 50.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK0%, 8%, 50.5%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,154,403
CSS custom property--colour: #C8B863;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47461WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.49:1
Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#37479C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6373C8
Analogous#C88663, #A6C863
Triadic#63C8B8, #B863C8
Split complementary#63A6C8, #8563C8
Tetradic#63C886, #6373C8, #C863A6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R200
G184
B99
Red200 (78.4%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue99 (38.8%)
Hue50.5°
Saturation (HSL)47.87%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C8 · G B8 · B 63
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C8B863 (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 9,425.118 g/mol
- 871 atoms
C8B863 has a molar mass of 9,425.118 g/mol, made up of 871 atoms across 2 elements: 8 × C, 863 × B.
Molar mass
Molar mass9,425.118 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule871
Distinct elements2
Mass of one molecule1.5650777 × 10^-20 g
Molecules per gram6.3894593 × 10^19
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%
B99%
Carbon (C × 8)96.088 g/mol, 1.019%
Boron (B × 863)9,329.03 g/mol, 98.981%
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