Recognised as Colour

#CBC828

#CBC828
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#CBC828 is a yellow with RGB values 203, 200, 40 and HSL 59°, 67%, 48%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#CBC828#CBC828

HEX#CBC828

RGBrgb(203, 200, 40)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.7843, 0.1569

RGB percentages79.6%, 78.4%, 15.7%

HSLhsl(58.9, 67.1%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(58.9, 80.3%, 79.6%)

CMYK0%, 1.5%, 80.3%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,355,048

CSS custom property--colour: #CBC828;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54158WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness189.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.83:1

Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD

Inverted#3437D7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D9C000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#DBC537no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original

Tritanopia#DABAABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 21.8 Yellow green · ΔE 22.9 Goldenrod · ΔE 26 Yellow · ΔE 29.2 Khaki · ΔE 30.8 Olive · ΔE 31.2

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 21.85, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#282BCB

Analogous#CB7628, #7CCB28

Triadic#28CBC8, #C828CB

Split complementary#287DCB, #7628CB

Tetradic#28CB76, #282BCB, #CB287D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5F4CA

Lighter +30%#ECEBA0

Lighter +20%#E4E275

Lighter +10%#DBD94B

Darker −10%#A09E20

Darker −20%#767417

Darker −30%#4B4A0F

Darker −40%#212006

More saturated +25%#E9E50A

Less saturated −25%#ADAB46

Channel breakdown

R203

G200

B40

Red203 (79.6%)

Green200 (78.4%)

Blue40 (15.7%)

Hue58.9°

Saturation (HSL)67.08%

Lightness47.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CB · G C8 · B 28

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CBC828 (chemical formula)

Formula
9,967.929 g/mol
830 atoms

CBC828 has a molar mass of 9,967.929 g/mol, made up of 830 atoms across 2 elements: 829 × C, 1 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass9,967.929 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule830

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.6552136 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram6.0415165 × 10^19

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

C99.9%

B0.1%

Carbon (C × 829)9,957.119 g/mol, 99.892%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.108%

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