Recognised as Colour

#CBC5B9

#CBC5B9
Orange
Light
Nearest: Silver

#CBC5B9 is a orange with RGB values 203, 197, 185 and HSL 40°, 15%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#CBC5B9#CBC5B9

HEX#CBC5B9

RGBrgb(203, 197, 185)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.7725, 0.7255

RGB percentages79.6%, 77.3%, 72.5%

HSLhsl(40, 14.8%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(40, 8.9%, 79.6%)

CMYK0%, 3%, 8.9%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,354,425

CSS custom property--colour: #CBC5B9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56132WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness197.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.23:1

Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5

Inverted#343A46

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C8C5B8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#CAC6B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#CEC3C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 7 Light grey · ΔE 8.3 Gainsboro · ΔE 10.5 Dark grey · ΔE 12.4 Antique white · ΔE 14.9 Linen · ΔE 15.7

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 7.04, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B9BFCB

Analogous#CBBCB9, #C8CBB9

Triadic#B9CBC5, #C5B9CB

Split complementary#B9C8CB, #BCB9CB

Tetradic#B9CBBC, #B9BFCB, #CBB9C8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F6F5F4

Lighter +10%#E1DDD6

Darker −10%#B5AD9C

Darker −20%#A0957E

Darker −30%#877B64

Darker −40%#6A614E

More saturated +25%#DACAAA

Less saturated −25%#C2C2C2

Channel breakdown

R203

G197

B185

Red203 (79.6%)

Green197 (77.3%)

Blue185 (72.5%)

Hue40°

Saturation (HSL)14.75%

Lightness76.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CB · G C5 · B B9

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CBC5B9 (chemical formula)

Formula
180.166 g/mol
16 atoms

CBC5B9 has a molar mass of 180.166 g/mol, made up of 16 atoms across 2 elements: 6 × C, 10 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass180.166 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule16

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule2.9917268 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.3425512 × 10^21

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

C40%

B60%

Carbon (C × 6)72.066 g/mol, 40%

Boron (B × 10)108.1 g/mol, 60%

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