Recognised as Colour

#CCB108

#CCB108
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#CCB108 is a yellow with RGB values 204, 177, 8 and HSL 52°, 92%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#CCB108#CCB108

HEX#CCB108

RGBrgb(204, 177, 8)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.6941, 0.0314

RGB percentages80%, 69.4%, 3.1%

HSLhsl(51.7, 92.5%, 41.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.7, 96.1%, 80%)

CMYK0%, 13.2%, 96.1%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,414,664

CSS custom property--colour: #CCB108;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44299WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness175.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.86:1

Contrast with white2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB

Inverted#334EF7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C4AC00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#CBB520no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Tritanopia#DDA297no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 13.9 Gold · ΔE 19.9 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 22.3 Olive · ΔE 28.1 Orange · ΔE 28.9 Khaki · ΔE 34.2

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 13.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0823CC

Analogous#CC4F08, #85CC08

Triadic#08CCB1, #B108CC

Split complementary#0885CC, #4F08CC

Tetradic#08CC4F, #0823CC, #CC0885

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBEFA5

Lighter +30%#FAE773

Lighter +20%#F8DF42

Lighter +10%#F6D611

Darker −10%#9B8606

Darker −20%#6A5C04

Darker −30%#393102

Darker −40%#080700

More saturated +25%#D4B700

Less saturated −25%#B29E23

Channel breakdown

R204

G177

Red204 (80%)

Green177 (69.4%)

Blue8 (3.1%)

Hue51.73°

Saturation (HSL)92.45%

Lightness41.57%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CC · G B1 · B 08

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CCB108 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,191.502 g/mol
110 atoms

CCB108 has a molar mass of 1,191.502 g/mol, made up of 110 atoms across 2 elements: 2 × C, 108 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,191.502 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule110

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.9785356 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram5.0542431 × 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

C2%

B98%

Carbon (C × 2)24.022 g/mol, 2.016%

Boron (B × 108)1,167.48 g/mol, 97.984%

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