Recognised as Colour

#C9BC80

#C9BC80
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark khaki

#C9BC80 is a yellow with RGB values 201, 188, 128 and HSL 49°, 40%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#C9BC80#C9BC80

HEX#C9BC80

RGBrgb(201, 188, 128)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.7373, 0.502

RGB percentages78.8%, 73.7%, 50.2%

HSLhsl(49.3, 40.3%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.3, 36.3%, 78.8%)

CMYK0%, 6.5%, 36.3%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,220,992

CSS custom property--colour: #C9BC80;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49942WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness186.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.99:1

Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BABABA

Inverted#36437F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C7B97Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#CBBE82no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#D4B4ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 9 Burlywood · ΔE 11.5 Tan · ΔE 12 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 15.5 Wheat · ΔE 16.6 Navajo white · ΔE 17

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 8.96, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#808DC9

Analogous#C99880, #B1C980

Triadic#80C9BC, #BC80C9

Split complementary#80B2C9, #9780C9

Tetradic#80C997, #808DC9, #C980B2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F7F5EB

Lighter +20%#E7E2C8

Lighter +10%#D8CFA4

Darker −10%#BAA95C

Darker −20%#9F8F44

Darker −30%#7B6F35

Darker −40%#584F25

More saturated +25%#E0CB69

Less saturated −25%#B2AD97

Channel breakdown

R201

G188

B128

Red201 (78.8%)

Green188 (73.7%)

Blue128 (50.2%)

Hue49.32°

Saturation (HSL)40.33%

Lightness64.51%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C9 · G BC · B 80

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C9BC80 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,079.789 g/mol
90 atoms

C9BC80 has a molar mass of 1,079.789 g/mol, made up of 90 atoms across 2 elements: 89 × C, 1 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,079.789 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule90

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.7930318 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram5.5771459 × 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

C99%

B1%

Carbon (C × 89)1,068.979 g/mol, 98.999%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 1.001%

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