Recognised as Colour

#CCA916

#CCA916
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#CCA916 is a yellow with RGB values 204, 169, 22 and HSL 48°, 81%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#CCA916#CCA916

HEX#CCA916

RGBrgb(204, 169, 22)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.6627, 0.0863

RGB percentages80%, 66.3%, 8.6%

HSLhsl(48.5, 80.5%, 44.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48.5, 89.2%, 80%)

CMYK0%, 17.2%, 89.2%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,412,630

CSS custom property--colour: #CCA916;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41271WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness171.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.25:1

Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6

Inverted#3356E9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BDA600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#C5B024no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original

Tritanopia#DD9A90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 8.6 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 16.6 Gold · ΔE 23.8 Orange · ΔE 25.9 Olive · ΔE 26.3 Peru · ΔE 32

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 8.62, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1639CC

Analogous#CC4E16, #94CC16

Triadic#16CCA9, #A916CC

Split complementary#1694CC, #4E16CC

Tetradic#16CC4E, #1639CC, #CC1694

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F7EBB7

Lighter +30%#F2DE89

Lighter +20%#EDD15B

Lighter +10%#E8C42D

Darker −10%#9E8311

Darker −20%#705D0C

Darker −30%#423707

Darker −40%#141002

More saturated +25%#E2B700

Less saturated −25%#B09832

Channel breakdown

R204

G169

B22

Red204 (80%)

Green169 (66.3%)

Blue22 (8.6%)

Hue48.46°

Saturation (HSL)80.53%

Lightness44.31%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CC · G A9 · B 16

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CCa916 (chemical formula)

Formula
36,723.459 g/mol
917 atoms

CCa916 has a molar mass of 36,723.459 g/mol, made up of 917 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × C, 916 × Ca.

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Molar mass

Molar mass36,723.459 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule917

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule6.0980738 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram1.6398621 × 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

C0%

Ca100%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 0.033%

Calcium (Ca × 916)36,711.448 g/mol, 99.967%

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