Recognised as Colour
#C8B877
- #C8B877
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#C8B877 is a yellow with RGB values 200, 184, 119 and HSL 48°, 42%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#C8B877#C8B877
HEX#C8B877
RGBrgb(200, 184, 119)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.7216, 0.4667
RGB percentages78.4%, 72.2%, 46.7%
HSLhsl(48.1, 42.4%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.1, 40.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK0%, 8%, 40.5%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,154,423
CSS custom property--colour: #C8B877;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47892WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.58:1
Contrast with white1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#374788
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7787C8
Analogous#C89077, #B0C877
Triadic#77C8B8, #B877C8
Split complementary#77B0C8, #9077C8
Tetradic#77C890, #7787C8, #C877B0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R200
G184
B119
Red200 (78.4%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue119 (46.7%)
Hue48.15°
Saturation (HSL)42.41%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C8 · G B8 · B 77
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C8B877 (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 9,576.458 g/mol
- 885 atoms
C8B877 has a molar mass of 9,576.458 g/mol, made up of 885 atoms across 2 elements: 8 × C, 877 × B.
Molar mass
Molar mass9,576.458 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule885
Distinct elements2
Mass of one molecule1.5902083 × 10^-20 g
Molecules per gram6.2884845 × 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, 1.003%
Boron (B × 877)9,480.37 g/mol, 98.997%
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