Colour

#CBCBB9

#CBCBB9
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Light grey

#CBCBB9 is a yellow with RGB values 203, 203, 185 and HSL 60°, 15%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#CBCBB9#CBCBB9

HEX#CBCBB9

RGBrgb(203, 203, 185)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.7961, 0.7255

RGB percentages79.6%, 79.6%, 72.5%

HSLhsl(60, 14.8%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60, 8.9%, 79.6%)

CMYK0%, 0%, 8.9%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,355,961

CSS custom property--colour: #CBCBB9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58911WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness201 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.78:1

Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CACACA

Inverted#343446

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CEC9B8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Deuteranopia#CFCABAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Tritanopia#CEC8C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 10.1 Silver · ΔE 10.2 Gainsboro · ΔE 11.5 Antique white · ΔE 13.7 Beige · ΔE 15.1 Linen · ΔE 15.2

Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 10.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B9B9CB

Analogous#CBC2B9, #C2CBB9

Triadic#B9CBCB, #CBB9CB

Split complementary#B9C2CB, #C2B9CB

Tetradic#B9CBC2, #B9B9CB, #CBB9C2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F6F6F4

Lighter +10%#E1E1D6

Darker −10%#B5B59C

Darker −20%#A0A07E

Darker −30%#878764

Darker −40%#6A6A4E

More saturated +25%#DADAAA

Less saturated −25%#C2C2C2

Channel breakdown

R203

G203

B185

Red203 (79.6%)

Green203 (79.6%)

Blue185 (72.5%)

Hue60°

Saturation (HSL)14.75%

Lightness76.08%

Dominant channelRed and Green

Hex per channelR CB · G CB · B B9

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CBCBB9 (chemical formula)

Formula
142.932 g/mol
13 atoms

CBCBB9 has a molar mass of 142.932 g/mol, made up of 13 atoms across 2 elements: 2 × C, 11 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass142.932 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule13

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule2.3734417 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram4.2132908 × 10^21

Composition by mass

C16.8%

B83.2%

Carbon (C × 2)24.022 g/mol, 16.807%

Boron (B × 11)118.91 g/mol, 83.193%

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