Recognised as Colour

#C8B973

#C8B973
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark khaki

#C8B973 is a yellow with RGB values 200, 185, 115 and HSL 49°, 44%, 62%. 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

#C8B973#C8B973

HEX#C8B973

RGBrgb(200, 185, 115)

RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.7255, 0.451

RGB percentages78.4%, 72.5%, 45.1%

HSLhsl(49.4, 43.6%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.4, 42.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK0%, 7.5%, 42.5%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,154,675

CSS custom property--colour: #C8B973;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48215WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness183.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.64:1

Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7

Inverted#37468C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C6B56Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#CABB76no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#D4B0A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 4.9 Burlywood · ΔE 13.9 Tan · ΔE 16.1 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 17.6 Khaki · ΔE 17.7 Navajo white · ΔE 19.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 4.94, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#7382C8

Analogous#C88E73, #ADC873

Triadic#73C8B9, #B973C8

Split complementary#73ADC8, #8F73C8

Tetradic#73C88E, #7382C8, #C873AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F3F0E1

Lighter +20%#E5DEBC

Lighter +10%#D6CB98

Darker −10%#BAA74E

Darker −20%#99893C

Darker −30%#74682E

Darker −40%#50471F

More saturated +25%#E0C95B

Less saturated −25%#B0A98B

Channel breakdown

R200

G185

B115

Red200 (78.4%)

Green185 (72.5%)

Blue115 (45.1%)

Hue49.41°

Saturation (HSL)43.59%

Lightness61.76%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C8 · G B9 · B 73

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C8B973 (chemical formula)

Formula
10,614.218 g/mol
981 atoms

C8B973 has a molar mass of 10,614.218 g/mol, made up of 981 atoms across 2 elements: 8 × C, 973 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass10,614.218 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule981

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.7625324 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram5.6736547 × 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

C0.9%

B99.1%

Carbon (C × 8)96.088 g/mol, 0.905%

Boron (B × 973)10,518.13 g/mol, 99.095%

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