Recognised as Colour

#CBC188

#CBC188
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Dark khaki

#CBC188 is a yellow with RGB values 203, 193, 136 and HSL 51°, 39%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#CBC188#CBC188

HEX#CBC188

RGBrgb(203, 193, 136)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.7569, 0.5333

RGB percentages79.6%, 75.7%, 53.3%

HSLhsl(51, 39.2%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51, 33%, 79.6%)

CMYK0%, 4.9%, 33%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,353,352

CSS custom property--colour: #CBC188;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52614WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness190.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.52:1

Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF

Inverted#343E77

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CCBE84no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Deuteranopia#CFC28Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Tritanopia#D5B9B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 10.9 Tan · ΔE 11.9 Burlywood · ΔE 12.2 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 13.7 Wheat · ΔE 14.7 Navajo white · ΔE 15.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 10.86, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8892CB

Analogous#CB9F88, #B4CB88

Triadic#88CBC1, #C188CB

Split complementary#88B4CB, #A088CB

Tetradic#88CB9F, #8892CB, #CB88B3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAF8F2

Lighter +20%#EAE6CF

Lighter +10%#DBD3AB

Darker −10%#BBAF65

Darker −20%#A59748

Darker −30%#817739

Darker −40%#5E5629

More saturated +25%#E0D073

Less saturated −25%#B6B29D

Channel breakdown

R203

G193

B136

Red203 (79.6%)

Green193 (75.7%)

Blue136 (53.3%)

Hue51.04°

Saturation (HSL)39.18%

Lightness66.47%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CB · G C1 · B 88

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CBC188 (chemical formula)

Formula
2,280.889 g/mol
190 atoms

CBC188 has a molar mass of 2,280.889 g/mol, made up of 190 atoms across 2 elements: 189 × C, 1 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass2,280.889 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule190

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule3.7875053 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram2.6402603 × 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

C99.5%

B0.5%

Carbon (C × 189)2,270.079 g/mol, 99.526%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.474%

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