Recognised as Colour

#C8C893

#C8C893
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#C8C893 is a yellow with RGB values 200, 200, 147 and HSL 60°, 33%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#C8C893#C8C893

HEX#C8C893

RGBrgb(200, 200, 147)

RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.7843, 0.5765

RGB percentages78.4%, 78.4%, 57.6%

HSLhsl(60, 32.5%, 68%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60, 26.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK0%, 0%, 26.5%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,158,547

CSS custom property--colour: #C8C893;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55694WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness194.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.14:1

Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4

Inverted#37376C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D1C490no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#D2C695no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Tritanopia#D0C1BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 12.5 Dark khaki · ΔE 14.1 Wheat · ΔE 14.3 Tan · ΔE 14.4 Burlywood · ΔE 16.1 Moccasin · ΔE 16.4

Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 12.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9393C8

Analogous#C8AE93, #AEC893

Triadic#93C8C8, #C893C8

Split complementary#93AEC8, #AE93C8

Tetradic#93C8AE, #9393C8, #C893AE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCFCF8

Lighter +20%#EAEAD7

Lighter +10%#D9D9B5

Darker −10%#B7B771

Darker −20%#A2A253

Darker −30%#818141

Darker −40%#5F5F30

More saturated +25%#DCDC7F

Less saturated −25%#B4B4A7

Channel breakdown

R200

G200

B147

Red200 (78.4%)

Green200 (78.4%)

Blue147 (57.6%)

Hue60°

Saturation (HSL)32.52%

Lightness68.04%

Dominant channelRed and Green

Hex per channelR C8 · G C8 · B 93

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Harmonies

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C8C893 (chemical formula)

Formula
10,821.911 g/mol
901 atoms

C8C893 has a molar mass of 10,821.911 g/mol, made up of 901 atoms across 1 element: 901 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass10,821.911 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule901

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule1.7970206 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram5.5647665 × 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

C100%

Carbon (C × 901)10,821.911 g/mol, 100%

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