Recognised as Colour

#CBC422

#CBC422
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#CBC422 is a yellow with RGB values 203, 196, 34 and HSL 58°, 71%, 46%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#CBC422#CBC422

HEX#CBC422

RGBrgb(203, 196, 34)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.7686, 0.1333

RGB percentages79.6%, 76.9%, 13.3%

HSLhsl(57.5, 71.3%, 46.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(57.5, 83.3%, 79.6%)

CMYK0%, 3.4%, 83.3%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,354,018

CSS custom property--colour: #CBC422;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52292WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness187.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.46:1

Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BABABA

Inverted#343BDD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D5BC00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#D9C232no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original

Tritanopia#DAB6A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 20.8 Goldenrod · ΔE 24 Yellow green · ΔE 24.8 Yellow · ΔE 29.9 Olive · ΔE 30.5 Khaki · ΔE 31.4

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 20.8, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2229CB

Analogous#CB7022, #7DCB22

Triadic#22CBC4, #C422CB

Split complementary#227DCB, #7022CB

Tetradic#22CB6F, #2229CB, #CB227D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5F3C4

Lighter +30%#EEEA98

Lighter +20%#E6E16D

Lighter +10%#DFD941

Darker −10%#9F9A1B

Darker −20%#747013

Darker −30%#48450C

Darker −40%#1C1B05

More saturated +25%#E9DF04

Less saturated −25%#ADA940

Channel breakdown

R203

G196

B34

Red203 (79.6%)

Green196 (76.9%)

Blue34 (13.3%)

Hue57.51°

Saturation (HSL)71.31%

Lightness46.47%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CB · G C4 · B 22

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CBC422 (chemical formula)

Formula
5,091.463 g/mol
424 atoms

CBC422 has a molar mass of 5,091.463 g/mol, made up of 424 atoms across 2 elements: 423 × C, 1 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass5,091.463 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule424

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule8.4545732 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.1827918 × 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

C99.8%

B0.2%

Carbon (C × 423)5,080.653 g/mol, 99.788%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.212%

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