Recognised as Colour

#CBAC29

#CBAC29
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#CBAC29 is a yellow with RGB values 203, 172, 41 and HSL 49°, 66%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#CBAC29#CBAC29

HEX#CBAC29

RGBrgb(203, 172, 41)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.6745, 0.1608

RGB percentages79.6%, 67.5%, 16.1%

HSLhsl(48.5, 66.4%, 47.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48.5, 79.8%, 79.6%)

CMYK0%, 15.3%, 79.8%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,347,881

CSS custom property--colour: #CBAC29;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42362WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness172.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.47:1

Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9

Inverted#3453D6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BFA904no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#C7B232no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Tritanopia#DC9E94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 10.5 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 16.7 Olive · ΔE 24.2 Gold · ΔE 26.5 Dark khaki · ΔE 27.6 Orange · ΔE 28.9

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 10.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2948CB

Analogous#CB5B29, #99CB29

Triadic#29CBAC, #AC29CB

Split complementary#2999CB, #5B29CB

Tetradic#29CB5B, #2948CB, #CB2999

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5EDCB

Lighter +30%#ECDEA1

Lighter +20%#E3CF77

Lighter +10%#DBC04C

Darker −10%#A18820

Darker −20%#766418

Darker −30%#4C400F

Darker −40%#211C07

More saturated +25%#E9BF0B

Less saturated −25%#AC9948

Channel breakdown

R203

G172

B41

Red203 (79.6%)

Green172 (67.5%)

Blue41 (16.1%)

Hue48.52°

Saturation (HSL)66.39%

Lightness47.84%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CB · G AC · B 29

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CBaC29 (chemical formula)

Formula
497.66 g/mol
31 atoms

CBaC29 has a molar mass of 497.66 g/mol, made up of 31 atoms across 2 elements: 30 × C, 1 × Ba.

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Molar mass

Molar mass497.66 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule31

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule8.2638387 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.2100914 × 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

C72.4%

Ba27.6%

Carbon (C × 30)360.33 g/mol, 72.405%

Barium (Ba)137.33 g/mol, 27.595%

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