Recognised as Colour

#C9C688

#C9C688
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Dark khaki

#C9C688 is a yellow with RGB values 201, 198, 136 and HSL 57°, 38%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#C9C688#C9C688

HEX#C9C688

RGBrgb(201, 198, 136)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.7765, 0.5333

RGB percentages78.8%, 77.6%, 53.3%

HSLhsl(57.2, 37.6%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(57.2, 32.3%, 78.8%)

CMYK0%, 1.5%, 32.3%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,223,560

CSS custom property--colour: #C9C688;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54583WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness192.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.92:1

Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2

Inverted#363977

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D0C184no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#D2C48Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Tritanopia#D2BEB6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 9.5 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 12.4 Burlywood · ΔE 15.7 Tan · ΔE 15.7 Wheat · ΔE 16.3 Navajo white · ΔE 17.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 9.48, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#888BC9

Analogous#C9A588, #ACC988

Triadic#88C9C6, #C688C9

Split complementary#88ABC9, #A688C9

Tetradic#88C9A5, #888BC9, #C988AB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9F8F1

Lighter +20%#E9E8CE

Lighter +10%#D9D7AB

Darker −10%#B9B565

Darker −20%#A29E49

Darker −30%#7F7B39

Darker −40%#5B592A

More saturated +25%#DFDA72

Less saturated −25%#B3B29E

Channel breakdown

R201

G198

B136

Red201 (78.8%)

Green198 (77.6%)

Blue136 (53.3%)

Hue57.23°

Saturation (HSL)37.57%

Lightness66.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C9 · G C6 · B 88

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C9C688 (chemical formula)

Formula
8,371.667 g/mol
697 atoms

C9C688 has a molar mass of 8,371.667 g/mol, made up of 697 atoms across 1 element: 697 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass8,371.667 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule697

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule1.390148 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram7.1934786 × 10^19

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 × 697)8,371.667 g/mol, 100%

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