Recognised as Colour
#C8C6B4
- #C8C6B4
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#C8C6B4 is a yellow with RGB values 200, 198, 180 and HSL 54°, 15%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#C8C6B4#C8C6B4
HEX#C8C6B4
RGBrgb(200, 198, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.7765, 0.7059
RGB percentages78.4%, 77.6%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(54, 15.4%, 74.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(54, 10%, 78.4%)
CMYK0%, 1%, 10%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,158,068
CSS custom property--colour: #C8C6B4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55963WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.19:1
Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#37394B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B4B6C8
Analogous#C8BCB4, #C0C8B4
Triadic#B4C8C6, #C6B4C8
Split complementary#B4C0C8, #BCB4C8
Tetradic#B4C8BC, #B4B6C8, #C8B4C0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R200
G198
B180
Red200 (78.4%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue54°
Saturation (HSL)15.38%
Lightness74.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C8 · G C6 · B B4
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C8C6B4 (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 211.394 g/mol
- 18 atoms
C8C6B4 has a molar mass of 211.394 g/mol, made up of 18 atoms across 2 elements: 14 × C, 4 × B.
Molar mass
Molar mass211.394 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule18
Distinct elements2
Mass of one molecule3.51028 × 10^-22 g
Molecules per gram2.8487756 × 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
C79.5%
B20.5%
Carbon (C × 14)168.154 g/mol, 79.545%
Boron (B × 4)43.24 g/mol, 20.455%
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