Recognised as Colour

#C9B254

#C9B254
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark khaki

#C9B254 is a yellow with RGB values 201, 178, 84 and HSL 48°, 52%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#C9B254#C9B254

HEX#C9B254

RGBrgb(201, 178, 84)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.698, 0.3294

RGB percentages78.8%, 69.8%, 32.9%

HSLhsl(48.2, 52%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48.2, 58.2%, 78.8%)

CMYK0%, 11.4%, 58.2%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,218,388

CSS custom property--colour: #C9B254;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44898WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness177.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.98:1

Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0

Inverted#364DAB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C2AE4Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#C8B658no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Tritanopia#D8A69Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 12.2 Khaki · ΔE 19.2 Goldenrod · ΔE 22.1 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 22.7 Burlywood · ΔE 23 Olive · ΔE 24

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 12.24, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#546BC9

Analogous#C97754, #A6C954

Triadic#54C9B2, #B254C9

Split complementary#54A6C9, #7754C9

Tetradic#54C977, #546BC9, #C954A6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAF8EF

Lighter +30%#EEE6C8

Lighter +20%#E1D5A2

Lighter +10%#D5C37B

Darker −10%#B29A38

Darker −20%#8B782C

Darker −30%#645720

Darker −40%#3E3513

More saturated +25%#E5C338

Less saturated −25%#ADA170

Channel breakdown

R201

G178

B84

Red201 (78.8%)

Green178 (69.8%)

Blue84 (32.9%)

Hue48.21°

Saturation (HSL)52%

Lightness55.88%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C9 · G B2 · B 54

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C9B254 (chemical formula)

Formula
2,853.839 g/mol
263 atoms

C9B254 has a molar mass of 2,853.839 g/mol, made up of 263 atoms across 2 elements: 9 × C, 254 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass2,853.839 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule263

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule4.7389112 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram2.1101894 × 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

C3.8%

B96.2%

Carbon (C × 9)108.099 g/mol, 3.788%

Boron (B × 254)2,745.74 g/mol, 96.212%

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