Recognised as Colour

#C8CC80

#C8CC80
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Dark khaki

#C8CC80 is a yellow with RGB values 200, 204, 128 and HSL 63°, 43%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#C8CC80#C8CC80

HEX#C8CC80

RGBrgb(200, 204, 128)

RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.8, 0.502

RGB percentages78.4%, 80%, 50.2%

HSLhsl(63.2, 42.7%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(63.2, 37.3%, 80%)

CMYK2%, 0%, 37.3%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,159,552

CSS custom property--colour: #C8CC80;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57024WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness195.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.4:1

Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6

Inverted#37337F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D7C67Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#D7C883no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original

Tritanopia#D1C3B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 8.2 Khaki · ΔE 13.2 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 13.9 Burlywood · ΔE 21.5 Wheat · ΔE 21.7 Navajo white · ΔE 22

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 8.16, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8480CC

Analogous#CCAA80, #A2CC80

Triadic#80C8CC, #CC80C8

Split complementary#80A2CC, #AA80CC

Tetradic#80CCAA, #8480CC, #CC80A2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F7F8ED

Lighter +20%#E8E9C9

Lighter +10%#D8DBA4

Darker −10%#B8BD5C

Darker −20%#9FA442

Darker −30%#7C8033

Darker −40%#585B25

More saturated +25%#DCE26A

Less saturated −25%#B4B696

Channel breakdown

R200

G204

B128

Red200 (78.4%)

Green204 (80%)

Blue128 (50.2%)

Hue63.16°

Saturation (HSL)42.7%

Lightness65.1%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR C8 · G CC · B 80

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Harmonies

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C8CC80 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,068.979 g/mol
89 atoms

C8CC80 has a molar mass of 1,068.979 g/mol, made up of 89 atoms across 1 element: 89 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,068.979 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule89

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule1.7750814 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram5.6335445 × 10^20

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 × 89)1,068.979 g/mol, 100%

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