Recognised as Colour

#C9CD95

#C9CD95
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#C9CD95 is a yellow with RGB values 201, 205, 149 and HSL 64°, 36%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#C9CD95

RGBrgb(201, 205, 149)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.8039, 0.5843

RGB percentages78.8%, 80.4%, 58.4%

HSLhsl(64.3, 35.9%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(64.3, 27.3%, 80.4%)

CMYK2%, 0%, 27.3%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,225,365

CSS custom property--colour: #C9CD95;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5825WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness198.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.65:1

Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8

Inverted#36326A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D6C891no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#D6CA97no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original

Tritanopia#D0C6BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 11.2 Dark khaki · ΔE 14.1 Wheat · ΔE 15 Tan · ΔE 16.8 Moccasin · ΔE 16.8 Navajo white · ΔE 17.5

Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 11.24, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9995CD

Analogous#CDB595, #ADCD95

Triadic#95C9CD, #CD95C9

Split complementary#95ADCD, #B595CD

Tetradic#95CDB5, #9995CD, #CD95AD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFEFD

Lighter +20%#ECEEDA

Lighter +10%#DBDDB8

Darker −10%#B7BD72

Darker −20%#A5AB51

Darker −30%#838940

Darker −40%#626630

More saturated +25%#DAE182

Less saturated −25%#B8BAA9

Channel breakdown

R201

G205

B149

Red201 (78.8%)

Green205 (80.4%)

Blue149 (58.4%)

Hue64.29°

Saturation (HSL)35.9%

Lightness69.41%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR C9 · G CD · B 95

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Also reads as

C9Cd95 (chemical formula)

Formula
10,787.049 g/mol
104 atoms

C9Cd95 has a molar mass of 10,787.049 g/mol, made up of 104 atoms across 2 elements: 9 × C, 95 × Cd.

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Molar mass

Molar mass10,787.049 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule104

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.7912316 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram5.5827509 × 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

C1%

Cd99%

Carbon (C × 9)108.099 g/mol, 1.002%

Cadmium (Cd × 95)10,678.95 g/mol, 98.998%

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