Recognised as Colour

#C9C375

#C9C375
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Dark khaki

#C9C375 is a yellow with RGB values 201, 195, 117 and HSL 56°, 44%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#C9C375#C9C375

HEX#C9C375

RGBrgb(201, 195, 117)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.7647, 0.4588

RGB percentages78.8%, 76.5%, 45.9%

HSLhsl(55.7, 43.8%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(55.7, 41.8%, 78.8%)

CMYK0%, 3%, 41.8%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,222,773

CSS custom property--colour: #C9C375;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52732WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness189.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.55:1

Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF

Inverted#363C8A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CFBE6Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#D2C278no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original

Tritanopia#D4BAB0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 4.4 Khaki · ΔE 13.6 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 16.2 Burlywood · ΔE 18.9 Tan · ΔE 21.1 Navajo white · ΔE 21.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 4.38, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#757BC9

Analogous#C99975, #A5C975

Triadic#75C9C3, #C375C9

Split complementary#75A5C9, #9975C9

Tetradic#75C999, #757BC9, #C975A5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F4F3E3

Lighter +20%#E6E3BE

Lighter +10%#D7D39A

Darker −10%#BBB350

Darker −20%#9B953D

Darker −30%#77712E

Darker −40%#524E20

More saturated +25%#E1D85D

Less saturated −25%#B1AE8D

Channel breakdown

R201

G195

B117

Red201 (78.8%)

Green195 (76.5%)

Blue117 (45.9%)

Hue55.71°

Saturation (HSL)43.75%

Lightness62.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C9 · G C3 · B 75

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C9C375 (chemical formula)

Formula
4,612.224 g/mol
384 atoms

C9C375 has a molar mass of 4,612.224 g/mol, made up of 384 atoms across 1 element: 384 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass4,612.224 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule384

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule7.6587781 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.3056913 × 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

C100%

Carbon (C × 384)4,612.224 g/mol, 100%

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