Recognised as Colour

#CCB204

#CCB204
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#CCB204 is a yellow with RGB values 204, 178, 4 and HSL 52°, 96%, 41%. 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

#CCB204#CCB204

HEX#CCB204

RGBrgb(204, 178, 4)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.698, 0.0157

RGB percentages80%, 69.8%, 1.6%

HSLhsl(52.2, 96.2%, 40.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.2, 98%, 80%)

CMYK0%, 12.7%, 98%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,414,916

CSS custom property--colour: #CCB204;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44687WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness176.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.94:1

Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB

Inverted#334DFB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C5AD00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#CCB61Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Tritanopia#DDA397no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 14.7 Gold · ΔE 19.4 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 23.2 Olive · ΔE 28.5 Orange · ΔE 29.3 Yellow green · ΔE 34.2

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 14.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#041ECC

Analogous#CC4E04, #82CC04

Triadic#04CCB2, #B204CC

Split complementary#0482CC, #4E04CC

Tetradic#04CC4E, #041ECC, #CC0482

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDF19F

Lighter +30%#FCEA6D

Lighter +20%#FBE23B

Lighter +10%#FADB09

Darker −10%#9A8603

Darker −20%#685B02

Darker −30%#362F01

Darker −40%#040300

More saturated +25%#D0B500

Less saturated −25%#B29F1E

Channel breakdown

R204

G178

Red204 (80%)

Green178 (69.8%)

Blue4 (1.6%)

Hue52.2°

Saturation (HSL)96.15%

Lightness40.78%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CC · G B2 · B 04

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CCB204 (chemical formula)

Formula
2,229.262 g/mol
206 atoms

CCB204 has a molar mass of 2,229.262 g/mol, made up of 206 atoms across 2 elements: 2 × C, 204 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass2,229.262 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule206

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule3.7017766 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram2.7014056 × 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

C1.1%

B98.9%

Carbon (C × 2)24.022 g/mol, 1.078%

Boron (B × 204)2,205.24 g/mol, 98.922%

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