Recognised as Colour
#C8C4B8
- #C8C4B8
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#C8C4B8 is a yellow with RGB values 200, 196, 184 and HSL 45°, 13%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#C8C4B8#C8C4B8
HEX#C8C4B8
RGBrgb(200, 196, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.7686, 0.7216
RGB percentages78.4%, 76.9%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(45, 12.7%, 75.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45, 8%, 78.4%)
CMYK0%, 2%, 8%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,157,560
CSS custom property--colour: #C8C4B8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.5522WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.04:1
Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#373B47
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B8BCC8
Analogous#C8BCB8, #C4C8B8
Triadic#B8C8C4, #C4B8C8
Split complementary#B8C4C8, #BCB8C8
Tetradic#B8C8BC, #B8BCC8, #C8B8C4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R200
G196
B184
Red200 (78.4%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue45°
Saturation (HSL)12.7%
Lightness75.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C8 · G C4 · B B8
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C8C4B8 (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 230.612 g/mol
- 20 atoms
C8C4B8 has a molar mass of 230.612 g/mol, made up of 20 atoms across 2 elements: 12 × C, 8 × B.
Molar mass
Molar mass230.612 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule20
Distinct elements2
Mass of one molecule3.8294024 × 10^-22 g
Molecules per gram2.6113735 × 10^21
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
C62.5%
B37.5%
Carbon (C × 12)144.132 g/mol, 62.5%
Boron (B × 8)86.48 g/mol, 37.5%
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