Recognised as Colour
#C9BB57
- #C9BB57
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#C9BB57 is a yellow with RGB values 201, 187, 87 and HSL 53°, 51%, 56%. 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
#C9BB57#C9BB57
HEX#C9BB57
RGBrgb(201, 187, 87)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.7333, 0.3412
RGB percentages78.8%, 73.3%, 34.1%
HSLhsl(52.6, 51.4%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.6, 56.7%, 78.8%)
CMYK0%, 7%, 56.7%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,220,695
CSS custom property--colour: #C9BB57;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48646WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.73:1
Contrast with white1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#3644A8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5765C9
Analogous#C98257, #9EC957
Triadic#57C9BB, #BB57C9
Split complementary#579EC9, #8257C9
Tetradic#57C982, #5765C9, #C9579E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R201
G187
B87
Red201 (78.8%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue87 (34.1%)
Hue52.63°
Saturation (HSL)51.35%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C9 · G BB · B 57
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C9BB57 (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 735.079 g/mol
- 67 atoms
C9BB57 has a molar mass of 735.079 g/mol, made up of 67 atoms across 2 elements: 9 × C, 58 × B.
Molar mass
Molar mass735.079 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule67
Distinct elements2
Mass of one molecule1.2206274 × 10^-21 g
Molecules per gram8.1925082 × 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
C14.7%
B85.3%
Carbon (C × 9)108.099 g/mol, 14.706%
Boron (B × 58)626.98 g/mol, 85.294%
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