Recognised as Colour

#C9BA68

#C9BA68
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark khaki

#C9BA68 is a yellow with RGB values 201, 186, 104 and HSL 51°, 47%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#C9BA68#C9BA68

HEX#C9BA68

RGBrgb(201, 186, 104)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.7294, 0.4078

RGB percentages78.8%, 72.9%, 40.8%

HSLhsl(50.7, 47.3%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.7, 48.3%, 78.8%)

CMYK0%, 7.5%, 48.3%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,220,456

CSS custom property--colour: #C9BA68;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48535WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness183.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.71:1

Contrast with white1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7

Inverted#364597

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C8B661no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#CCBC6Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Tritanopia#D6B0A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 5.3 Khaki · ΔE 15.6 Burlywood · ΔE 18.5 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 20.2 Tan · ΔE 21.7 Navajo white · ΔE 23.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 5.3, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6877C9

Analogous#C98A68, #A7C968

Triadic#68C9BA, #BA68C9

Split complementary#68A7C9, #8A68C9

Tetradic#68C98A, #6877C9, #C968A7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFE

Lighter +30%#F1EDD9

Lighter +20%#E4DCB3

Lighter +10%#D6CB8E

Darker −10%#BBA943

Darker −20%#968735

Darker −30%#706528

Darker −40%#4A431B

More saturated +25%#E3CC4E

Less saturated −25%#AFA882

Channel breakdown

R201

G186

B104

Red201 (78.8%)

Green186 (72.9%)

Blue104 (40.8%)

Hue50.72°

Saturation (HSL)47.32%

Lightness59.8%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C9 · G BA · B 68

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C9Ba68 (chemical formula)

Formula
9,446.539 g/mol
77 atoms

C9Ba68 has a molar mass of 9,446.539 g/mol, made up of 77 atoms across 2 elements: 9 × C, 68 × Ba.

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Molar mass

Molar mass9,446.539 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule77

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.5686347 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram6.3749705 × 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%

Ba98.9%

Carbon (C × 9)108.099 g/mol, 1.144%

Barium (Ba × 68)9,338.44 g/mol, 98.856%

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