Recognised as Colour

#C9B896

#C9B896
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Tan

#C9B896 is a orange with RGB values 201, 184, 150 and HSL 40°, 32%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#C9B896#C9B896

HEX#C9B896

RGBrgb(201, 184, 150)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.7216, 0.5882

RGB percentages78.8%, 72.2%, 58.8%

HSLhsl(40, 32.1%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(40, 25.4%, 78.8%)

CMYK0%, 8.5%, 25.4%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,219,990

CSS custom property--colour: #C9B896;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.489WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness185.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.78:1

Contrast with white1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9

Inverted#364769

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C1B794no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Deuteranopia#C5BC97no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Tritanopia#D2B2AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 6.6 Burlywood · ΔE 12.4 Wheat · ΔE 14.7 Peach puff · ΔE 15.9 Bisque · ΔE 17 Navajo white · ΔE 17.5

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 6.56, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#96A7C9

Analogous#C99F96, #C1C996

Triadic#96C9B8, #B896C9

Split complementary#96C1C9, #9F96C9

Tetradic#96C99F, #96A7C9, #C996C1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDFCFB

Lighter +20%#ECE6D9

Lighter +10%#DACFB8

Darker −10%#B8A174

Darker −20%#A48A55

Darker −30%#836E43

Darker −40%#615132

More saturated +25%#DDBF82

Less saturated −25%#B5B1AA

Channel breakdown

R201

G184

B150

Red201 (78.8%)

Green184 (72.2%)

Blue150 (58.8%)

Hue40°

Saturation (HSL)32.08%

Lightness68.82%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C9 · G B8 · B 96

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C9B896 (chemical formula)

Formula
9,793.859 g/mol
905 atoms

C9B896 has a molar mass of 9,793.859 g/mol, made up of 905 atoms across 2 elements: 9 × C, 896 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass9,793.859 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule905

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.6263085 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram6.1488947 × 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

C1.1%

B98.9%

Carbon (C × 9)108.099 g/mol, 1.104%

Boron (B × 896)9,685.76 g/mol, 98.896%

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