Recognised as Colour

#C9B963

#C9B963
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark khaki

#C9B963 is a yellow with RGB values 201, 185, 99 and HSL 51°, 49%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#C9B963#C9B963

HEX#C9B963

RGBrgb(201, 185, 99)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.7255, 0.3882

RGB percentages78.8%, 72.5%, 38.8%

HSLhsl(50.6, 48.6%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.6, 50.7%, 78.8%)

CMYK0%, 8%, 50.7%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,220,195

CSS custom property--colour: #C9B963;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48016WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness182.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.6:1

Contrast with white1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6

Inverted#36469C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C7B55Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#CCBB67no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Tritanopia#D6AEA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 6.9 Khaki · ΔE 15.9 Burlywood · ΔE 20 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 21.8 Tan · ΔE 23.5 Navajo white · ΔE 25

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 6.94, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6373C9

Analogous#C98663, #A6C963

Triadic#63C9B9, #B963C9

Split complementary#63A6C9, #8663C9

Tetradic#63C986, #6373C9, #C963A6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDFDFB

Lighter +30%#F0ECD5

Lighter +20%#E3DBAF

Lighter +10%#D6CA89

Darker −10%#B9A640

Darker −20%#938433

Darker −30%#6D6226

Darker −40%#474019

More saturated +25%#E3CB49

Less saturated −25%#AFA77D

Channel breakdown

R201

G185

B99

Red201 (78.8%)

Green185 (72.5%)

Blue99 (38.8%)

Hue50.59°

Saturation (HSL)48.57%

Lightness58.82%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C9 · G B9 · B 63

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C9B963 (chemical formula)

Formula
10,518.129 g/mol
972 atoms

C9B963 has a molar mass of 10,518.129 g/mol, made up of 972 atoms across 2 elements: 9 × C, 963 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass10,518.129 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule972

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.7465764 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram5.7254867 × 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%

B99%

Carbon (C × 9)108.099 g/mol, 1.028%

Boron (B × 963)10,410.03 g/mol, 98.972%

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