Recognised as Colour

#CBCA96

#CBCA96
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#CBCA96 is a yellow with RGB values 203, 202, 150 and HSL 59°, 34%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#CBCA96#CBCA96

HEX#CBCA96

RGBrgb(203, 202, 150)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.7922, 0.5882

RGB percentages79.6%, 79.2%, 58.8%

HSLhsl(58.9, 33.8%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(58.9, 26.1%, 79.6%)

CMYK0%, 0.5%, 26.1%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,355,670

CSS custom property--colour: #CBCA96;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5714WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness197.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.43:1

Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6

Inverted#343569

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D3C693no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#D4C898no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Tritanopia#D3C3BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 11.9 Wheat · ΔE 13.3 Tan · ΔE 14.1 Dark khaki · ΔE 14.8 Moccasin · ΔE 15.5 Burlywood · ΔE 15.8

Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 11.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9697CB

Analogous#CBB096, #B2CB96

Triadic#96CBCA, #CA96CB

Split complementary#96B1CB, #B096CB

Tetradic#96CBB0, #9697CB, #CB96B1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFEFC

Lighter +20%#EDECDA

Lighter +10%#DCDBB8

Darker −10%#BAB974

Darker −20%#A8A653

Darker −30%#868442

Darker −40%#646331

More saturated +25%#DFDD82

Less saturated −25%#B7B7AA

Channel breakdown

R203

G202

B150

Red203 (79.6%)

Green202 (79.2%)

Blue150 (58.8%)

Hue58.87°

Saturation (HSL)33.76%

Lightness69.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CB · G CA · B 96

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CBCa96 (chemical formula)

Formula
3,870.309 g/mol
98 atoms

CBCa96 has a molar mass of 3,870.309 g/mol, made up of 98 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × C, 1 × B, 96 × Ca.

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Molar mass

Molar mass3,870.309 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule98

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule6.4267993 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.5559845 × 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

C0.3%

B0.3%

Ca99.4%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 0.31%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.279%

Calcium (Ca × 96)3,847.488 g/mol, 99.41%

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