Recognised as Colour

#C9C920

#C9C920
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#C9C920 is a yellow with RGB values 201, 201, 32 and HSL 60°, 73%, 46%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#C9C920#C9C920

HEX#C9C920

RGBrgb(201, 201, 32)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.7882, 0.1255

RGB percentages78.8%, 78.8%, 12.5%

HSLhsl(60, 72.5%, 45.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60, 84.1%, 78.8%)

CMYK0%, 0%, 84.1%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,224,224

CSS custom property--colour: #C9C920;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54295WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness189.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.86:1

Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD

Inverted#3636DF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DAC000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#DCC532no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original

Tritanopia#D8BCACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 21.7 Yellow green · ΔE 22.1 Yellow · ΔE 27.5 Goldenrod · ΔE 27.8 Olive · ΔE 32.5 Khaki · ΔE 32.9

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 21.68, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2020C9

Analogous#C97520, #75C920

Triadic#20C9C9, #C920C9

Split complementary#2075C9, #7520C9

Tetradic#20C975, #2020C9, #C92075

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5F5C0

Lighter +30%#EEEE94

Lighter +20%#E7E768

Lighter +10%#E0E03C

Darker −10%#9D9D19

Darker −20%#717112

Darker −30%#45450B

Darker −40%#191904

More saturated +25%#E6E603

Less saturated −25%#ACAC3D

Channel breakdown

R201

G201

B32

Red201 (78.8%)

Green201 (78.8%)

Blue32 (12.5%)

Hue60°

Saturation (HSL)72.53%

Lightness45.69%

Dominant channelRed and Green

Hex per channelR C9 · G C9 · B 20

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C9C920 (chemical formula)

Formula
11,158.219 g/mol
929 atoms

C9C920 has a molar mass of 11,158.219 g/mol, made up of 929 atoms across 1 element: 929 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass11,158.219 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule929

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule1.8528659 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram5.3970448 × 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 × 929)11,158.219 g/mol, 100%

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