Recognised as Colour

#C9BE8C

#C9BE8C
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Tan

#C9BE8C is a yellow with RGB values 201, 190, 140 and HSL 49°, 36%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#C9BE8C#C9BE8C

HEX#C9BE8C

RGBrgb(201, 190, 140)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.7451, 0.549

RGB percentages78.8%, 74.5%, 54.9%

HSLhsl(49.2, 36.1%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.2, 30.3%, 78.8%)

CMYK0%, 5.5%, 30.3%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,221,516

CSS custom property--colour: #C9BE8C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51138WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness188.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.23:1

Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD

Inverted#364173

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C8BB89no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#CBBF8Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Tritanopia#D2B7B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 9.3 Burlywood · ΔE 11.3 Wheat · ΔE 13.9 Dark khaki · ΔE 14 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 15.4 Navajo white · ΔE 15.8

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 9.28, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8C97C9

Analogous#C9A08C, #B5C98C

Triadic#8CC9BE, #BE8CC9

Split complementary#8CB5C9, #A08CC9

Tetradic#8CC9A0, #8C97C9, #C98CB5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAF9F4

Lighter +20%#EAE5D1

Lighter +10%#D9D2AF

Darker −10%#B9AA69

Darker −20%#A3934C

Darker −30%#80743C

Darker −40%#5D542C

More saturated +25%#DECC77

Less saturated −25%#B4B0A1

Channel breakdown

R201

G190

B140

Red201 (78.8%)

Green190 (74.5%)

Blue140 (54.9%)

Hue49.18°

Saturation (HSL)36.09%

Lightness66.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C9 · G BE · B 8C

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C9Be8C (chemical formula)

Formula
192.2076 g/mol
18 atoms

C9Be8C has a molar mass of 192.2076 g/mol, made up of 18 atoms across 2 elements: 10 × C, 8 × Be.

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Molar mass

Molar mass192.2076 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule18

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule3.1916823 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.1331439 × 10^21

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

C62.5%

Be37.5%

Carbon (C × 10)120.11 g/mol, 62.49%

Beryllium (Be × 8)72.0976 g/mol, 37.51%

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