Recognised as Colour

#CBE53B

#CBE53B
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Yellow green

#CBE53B is a yellow with RGB values 203, 229, 59 and HSL 69°, 77%, 56%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#CBE53B#CBE53B

HEX#CBE53B

RGBrgb(203, 229, 59)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.898, 0.2314

RGB percentages79.6%, 89.8%, 23.1%

HSLhsl(69.2, 76.6%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(69.2, 74.2%, 89.8%)

CMYK11.4%, 0%, 74.2%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,362,491

CSS custom property--colour: #CBE53B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69051WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness208.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.81:1

Contrast with white1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3

Inverted#341AC4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F4D812no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#F1D94Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original

Tritanopia#D7D8C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 15.3 Yellow · ΔE 24.1 Green yellow · ΔE 25 Gold · ΔE 30.2 Khaki · ΔE 35.8 Lawn green · ΔE 40.1

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 15.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#553BE5

Analogous#E5AA3B, #76E53B

Triadic#3BCBE5, #E53BCB

Split complementary#3B76E5, #AA3BE5

Tetradic#3BE5AA, #553BE5, #E53B76

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBFDEF

Lighter +30%#EFF7C2

Lighter +20%#E3F195

Lighter +10%#D7EB68

Darker −10%#B5D11C

Darker −20%#8EA416

Darker −30%#677710

Darker −40%#404A0A

More saturated +25%#DDFF21

Less saturated −25%#B8C957

Channel breakdown

R203

G229

B59

Red203 (79.6%)

Green229 (89.8%)

Blue59 (23.1%)

Hue69.18°

Saturation (HSL)76.58%

Lightness56.47%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR CB · G E5 · B 3B

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Harmonies

Lighter and darker

Similar named colours

Also reads as

CBe53B (chemical formula)

Formula
500.4676 g/mol
55 atoms

CBe53B has a molar mass of 500.4676 g/mol, made up of 55 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × C, 53 × Be, 1 × B.

Open this reading on its own page →

Molar mass

Molar mass500.4676 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule55

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule8.31046 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.2033028 × 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

C2.4%

Be95.4%

B2.2%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 2.4%

Beryllium (Be × 53)477.6466 g/mol, 95.44%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 2.16%

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Elements in this formula

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page