Recognised as Colour

#C9B623

#C9B623
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#C9B623 is a yellow with RGB values 201, 182, 35 and HSL 53°, 70%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#C9B623#C9B623

HEX#C9B623

RGBrgb(201, 182, 35)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.7137, 0.1373

RGB percentages78.8%, 71.4%, 13.7%

HSLhsl(53.1, 70.3%, 46.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(53.1, 82.6%, 78.8%)

CMYK0%, 9.5%, 82.6%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,219,363

CSS custom property--colour: #C9B623;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45995WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness177.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.2:1

Contrast with white2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF

Inverted#3649DC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C8B000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#CDB830no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Tritanopia#D9A89Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 16.6 Gold · ΔE 22.8 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 23.8 Olive · ΔE 25.7 Khaki · ΔE 29.8 Dark khaki · ΔE 30.3

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 16.57, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2336C9

Analogous#C96323, #89C923

Triadic#23C9B6, #B623C9

Split complementary#2389C9, #6323C9

Tetradic#23C963, #2336C9, #C92389

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5EFC3

Lighter +30%#EDE398

Lighter +20%#E5D86D

Lighter +10%#DECC41

Darker −10%#9E8F1B

Darker −20%#726714

Darker −30%#47400C

Darker −40%#1B1905

More saturated +25%#E6CD06

Less saturated −25%#AB9F41

Channel breakdown

R201

G182

B35

Red201 (78.8%)

Green182 (71.4%)

Blue35 (13.7%)

Hue53.13°

Saturation (HSL)70.34%

Lightness46.27%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C9 · G B6 · B 23

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C9B623 (chemical formula)

Formula
6,842.729 g/mol
632 atoms

C9B623 has a molar mass of 6,842.729 g/mol, made up of 632 atoms across 2 elements: 9 × C, 623 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass6,842.729 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule632

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.1362619 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram8.800788 × 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

C1.6%

B98.4%

Carbon (C × 9)108.099 g/mol, 1.58%

Boron (B × 623)6,734.63 g/mol, 98.42%

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