Recognised as Colour

#CBBE74

#CBBE74
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Dark khaki

#CBBE74 is a yellow with RGB values 203, 190, 116 and HSL 51°, 46%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#CBBE74#CBBE74

HEX#CBBE74

RGBrgb(203, 190, 116)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.7451, 0.4549

RGB percentages79.6%, 74.5%, 45.5%

HSLhsl(51, 45.5%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51, 42.9%, 79.6%)

CMYK0%, 6.4%, 42.9%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,352,564

CSS custom property--colour: #CBBE74;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50784WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness187.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.16:1

Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB

Inverted#34418B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CBBA6Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#CFBF77no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Tritanopia#D7B4ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 4.4 Khaki · ΔE 15.4 Burlywood · ΔE 15.7 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 16.7 Tan · ΔE 18.2 Navajo white · ΔE 20.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 4.37, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7481CB

Analogous#CB9374, #ADCB74

Triadic#74CBBE, #BE74CB

Split complementary#74ADCB, #9374CB

Tetradic#74CB93, #7481CB, #CB74AD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F5F2E3

Lighter +20%#E7E1BE

Lighter +10%#D9CF99

Darker −10%#BDAD4F

Darker −20%#9E8F3B

Darker −30%#796E2D

Darker −40%#544C1F

More saturated +25%#E3CF5C

Less saturated −25%#B3AD8C

Channel breakdown

R203

G190

B116

Red203 (79.6%)

Green190 (74.5%)

Blue116 (45.5%)

Hue51.03°

Saturation (HSL)45.55%

Lightness62.55%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CB · G BE · B 74

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CBBe74 (chemical formula)

Formula
689.7238 g/mol
76 atoms

CBBe74 has a molar mass of 689.7238 g/mol, made up of 76 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × C, 1 × B, 74 × Be.

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Molar mass

Molar mass689.7238 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule76

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.1453133 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram8.7312353 × 10^20

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

C1.7%

B1.6%

Be96.7%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 1.741%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 1.567%

Beryllium (Be × 74)666.9028 g/mol, 96.691%

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