Recognised as Colour

#CBAB28

#CBAB28
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#CBAB28 is a yellow with RGB values 203, 171, 40 and HSL 48°, 67%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#CBAB28#CBAB28

HEX#CBAB28

RGBrgb(203, 171, 40)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.6706, 0.1569

RGB percentages79.6%, 67.1%, 15.7%

HSLhsl(48.2, 67.1%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48.2, 80.3%, 79.6%)

CMYK0%, 15.8%, 80.3%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,347,624

CSS custom property--colour: #CBAB28;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41976WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness172.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.4:1

Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8

Inverted#3454D7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BEA801no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#C6B131no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original

Tritanopia#DC9D93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 10 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 16.2 Olive · ΔE 24.2 Gold · ΔE 26.6 Dark khaki · ΔE 27.8 Orange · ΔE 28.4

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 9.96, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2848CB

Analogous#CB5A28, #99CB28

Triadic#28CBAB, #AB28CB

Split complementary#2899CB, #5A28CB

Tetradic#28CB5A, #2848CB, #CB2899

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5ECCA

Lighter +30%#ECDDA0

Lighter +20%#E4CE75

Lighter +10%#DBBF4B

Darker −10%#A08720

Darker −20%#766317

Darker −30%#4B3F0F

Darker −40%#211B06

More saturated +25%#E9BD0A

Less saturated −25%#AD9946

Channel breakdown

R203

G171

B40

Red203 (79.6%)

Green171 (67.1%)

Blue40 (15.7%)

Hue48.22°

Saturation (HSL)67.08%

Lightness47.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CB · G AB · B 28

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CBaB28 (chemical formula)

Formula
452.021 g/mol
30 atoms

CBaB28 has a molar mass of 452.021 g/mol, made up of 30 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × C, 1 × Ba, 28 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass452.021 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule30

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule7.5059853 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.3322701 × 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

C2.7%

Ba30.4%

B67%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 2.657%

Barium (Ba)137.33 g/mol, 30.381%

Boron (B × 28)302.68 g/mol, 66.961%

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