Recognised as Colour

#C9BE81

#C9BE81
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Dark khaki

#C9BE81 is a yellow with RGB values 201, 190, 129 and HSL 51°, 40%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#C9BE81#C9BE81

HEX#C9BE81

RGBrgb(201, 190, 129)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.7451, 0.5059

RGB percentages78.8%, 74.5%, 50.6%

HSLhsl(50.8, 40%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.8, 35.8%, 78.8%)

CMYK0%, 5.5%, 35.8%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,221,505

CSS custom property--colour: #C9BE81;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50829WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness187.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.17:1

Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC

Inverted#36417E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C9BA7Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#CDBF83no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Tritanopia#D3B6AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 8.6 Burlywood · ΔE 12.4 Tan · ΔE 12.9 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 14.8 Wheat · ΔE 16.6 Navajo white · ΔE 17.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 8.55, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#818CC9

Analogous#C99A81, #B0C981

Triadic#81C9BE, #BE81C9

Split complementary#81B0C9, #9A81C9

Tetradic#81C99A, #818CC9, #C981B0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F7F5EC

Lighter +20%#E8E3C8

Lighter +10%#D8D0A5

Darker −10%#BAAC5D

Darker −20%#A09244

Darker −30%#7C7135

Darker −40%#585126

More saturated +25%#E0CE6A

Less saturated −25%#B2AE97

Channel breakdown

R201

G190

B129

Red201 (78.8%)

Green190 (74.5%)

Blue129 (50.6%)

Hue50.83°

Saturation (HSL)40%

Lightness64.71%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C9 · G BE · B 81

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C9Be81 (chemical formula)

Formula
838.0872 g/mol
90 atoms

C9Be81 has a molar mass of 838.0872 g/mol, made up of 90 atoms across 2 elements: 9 × C, 81 × Be.

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Molar mass

Molar mass838.0872 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule90

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.3916765 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram7.1855778 × 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

C12.9%

Be87.1%

Carbon (C × 9)108.099 g/mol, 12.898%

Beryllium (Be × 81)729.9882 g/mol, 87.102%

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