Recognised as Colour

#CBBF74

#CBBF74
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Dark khaki

#CBBF74 is a yellow with RGB values 203, 191, 116 and HSL 52°, 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

#CBBF74#CBBF74

HEX#CBBF74

RGBrgb(203, 191, 116)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.749, 0.4549

RGB percentages79.6%, 74.9%, 45.5%

HSLhsl(51.7, 45.5%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.7, 42.9%, 79.6%)

CMYK0%, 5.9%, 42.9%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,352,820

CSS custom property--colour: #CBBF74;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51219WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness187.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.24:1

Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC

Inverted#34408B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CCBB6Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#D0C077no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Tritanopia#D7B5ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 4.2 Khaki · ΔE 14.9 Burlywood · ΔE 16.3 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 16.6 Tan · ΔE 18.8 Navajo white · ΔE 20.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 4.23, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7480CB

Analogous#CB9474, #ACCB74

Triadic#74CBBF, #BF74CB

Split complementary#74ACCB, #9374CB

Tetradic#74CB93, #7480CB, #CB74AC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F5F2E3

Lighter +20%#E7E1BE

Lighter +10%#D9D099

Darker −10%#BDAE4F

Darker −20%#9E903B

Darker −30%#796E2D

Darker −40%#544C1F

More saturated +25%#E3D05C

Less saturated −25%#B3AE8C

Channel breakdown

R203

G191

B116

Red203 (79.6%)

Green191 (74.9%)

Blue116 (45.5%)

Hue51.72°

Saturation (HSL)45.55%

Lightness62.55%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CB · G BF · B 74

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CBBF74 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,439.483 g/mol
77 atoms

CBBF74 has a molar mass of 1,439.483 g/mol, made up of 77 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × C, 2 × B, 74 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,439.483 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule77

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule2.3903178 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram4.1835442 × 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

C0.8%

B1.5%

F97.7%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 0.834%

Boron (B × 2)21.62 g/mol, 1.502%

Fluorine (F × 74)1,405.852 g/mol, 97.664%

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