Recognised as Colour
#C8C8B1
- #C8C8B1
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#C8C8B1 is a yellow with RGB values 200, 200, 177 and HSL 60°, 17%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#C8C8B1#C8C8B1
HEX#C8C8B1
RGBrgb(200, 200, 177)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.7843, 0.6941
RGB percentages78.4%, 78.4%, 69.4%
HSLhsl(60, 17.3%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 11.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 11.5%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,158,577
CSS custom property--colour: #C8C8B1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56762WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.35:1
Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#37374E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B1B1C8
Analogous#C8BDB1, #BDC8B1
Triadic#B1C8C8, #C8B1C8
Split complementary#B1BDC8, #BDB1C8
Tetradic#B1C8BD, #B1B1C8, #C8B1BD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R200
G200
B177
Red200 (78.4%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue177 (69.4%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)17.29%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR C8 · G C8 · B B1
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C8C8B1 (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 202.986 g/mol
- 17 atoms
C8C8B1 has a molar mass of 202.986 g/mol, made up of 17 atoms across 2 elements: 16 × C, 1 × B.
Molar mass
Molar mass202.986 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule17
Distinct elements2
Mass of one molecule3.3706618 × 10^-22 g
Molecules per gram2.9667764 × 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
C94.7%
B5.3%
Carbon (C × 16)192.176 g/mol, 94.675%
Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 5.325%
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