Recognised as Colour

#CBC866

#CBC866
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Dark khaki

#CBC866 is a yellow with RGB values 203, 200, 102 and HSL 58°, 49%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#CBC866#CBC866

HEX#CBC866

RGBrgb(203, 200, 102)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.7843, 0.4

RGB percentages79.6%, 78.4%, 40%

HSLhsl(58.2, 49.3%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(58.2, 49.8%, 79.6%)

CMYK0%, 1.5%, 49.8%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,355,110

CSS custom property--colour: #CBC866;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54964WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness192.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.99:1

Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2

Inverted#343799

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D6C15Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#D8C66Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original

Tritanopia#D7BDB2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 11.7 Khaki · ΔE 12.4 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 22.2 Burlywood · ΔE 27.1 Olive · ΔE 28.3 Navajo white · ΔE 28.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 11.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6669CB

Analogous#CB9666, #9BCB66

Triadic#66CBC8, #C866CB

Split complementary#669BCB, #9666CB

Tetradic#66CB96, #6669CB, #CB669B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFE

Lighter +30%#F2F1D8

Lighter +20%#E5E3B2

Lighter +10%#D8D68C

Darker −10%#BEBA40

Darker −20%#989533

Darker −30%#716F27

Darker −40%#4B4A1A

More saturated +25%#E5E04C

Less saturated −25%#B1B080

Channel breakdown

R203

G200

B102

Red203 (79.6%)

Green200 (78.4%)

Blue102 (40%)

Hue58.22°

Saturation (HSL)49.27%

Lightness59.8%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CB · G C8 · B 66

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CBC866 (chemical formula)

Formula
10,424.347 g/mol
868 atoms

CBC866 has a molar mass of 10,424.347 g/mol, made up of 868 atoms across 2 elements: 867 × C, 1 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass10,424.347 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule868

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.7310035 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram5.7769957 × 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 × 867)10,413.537 g/mol, 99.896%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.104%

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