Recognised as Colour

#CBC305

#CBC305
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#CBC305 is a yellow with RGB values 203, 195, 5 and HSL 58°, 95%, 41%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#CBC305#CBC305

HEX#CBC305

RGBrgb(203, 195, 5)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.7647, 0.0196

RGB percentages79.6%, 76.5%, 2%

HSLhsl(57.6, 95.2%, 40.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(57.6, 97.5%, 79.6%)

CMYK0%, 3.9%, 97.5%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,353,733

CSS custom property--colour: #CBC305;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51738WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness186.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.35:1

Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7

Inverted#343CFA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D5BB00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#D8C124no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original

Tritanopia#DBB5A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 18.4 Goldenrod · ΔE 25.1 Yellow green · ΔE 26.3 Yellow · ΔE 27.3 Olive · ΔE 32.7 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 33.4

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 18.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#050DCB

Analogous#CB6005, #70CB05

Triadic#05CBC3, #C305CB

Split complementary#0570CB, #6005CB

Tetradic#05CB60, #050DCB, #CB0570

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDF99F

Lighter +30%#FBF66E

Lighter +20%#FAF33C

Lighter +10%#F9EF0A

Darker −10%#999304

Darker −20%#676303

Darker −30%#363401

Darker −40%#040400

More saturated +25%#D0C800

Less saturated −25%#B1AB1F

Channel breakdown

R203

G195

Red203 (79.6%)

Green195 (76.5%)

Blue5 (2%)

Hue57.58°

Saturation (HSL)95.19%

Lightness40.78%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CB · G C3 · B 05

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CBC305 (chemical formula)

Formula
3,686.176 g/mol
307 atoms

CBC305 has a molar mass of 3,686.176 g/mol, made up of 307 atoms across 2 elements: 306 × C, 1 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass3,686.176 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule307

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule6.1210393 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.6337095 × 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

C99.7%

B0.3%

Carbon (C × 306)3,675.366 g/mol, 99.707%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.293%

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