Recognised as Colour

#CCB246

#CCB246
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#CCB246 is a yellow with RGB values 204, 178, 70 and HSL 48°, 57%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#CCB246#CCB246

HEX#CCB246

RGBrgb(204, 178, 70)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.698, 0.2745

RGB percentages80%, 69.8%, 27.5%

HSLhsl(48.4, 56.8%, 53.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48.4, 65.7%, 80%)

CMYK0%, 12.7%, 65.7%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,414,982

CSS custom property--colour: #CCB246;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4512WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness177.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.02:1

Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0

Inverted#334DB9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C3AE39no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#CAB74Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Tritanopia#DCA59Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 16.7 Dark khaki · ΔE 18.4 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 19.7 Khaki · ΔE 21.8 Olive · ΔE 23.4 Sandy brown · ΔE 27.8

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 16.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4660CC

Analogous#CC6F46, #A3CC46

Triadic#46CCB2, #B246CC

Split complementary#46A3CC, #6F46CC

Tetradic#46CC6F, #4660CC, #CC46A3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8F5E6

Lighter +30%#EDE4BE

Lighter +20%#E2D396

Lighter +10%#D7C36E

Darker −10%#AF9630

Darker −20%#877425

Darker −30%#5F521A

Darker −40%#372F0F

More saturated +25%#EAC429

Less saturated −25%#AFA064

Channel breakdown

R204

G178

B70

Red204 (80%)

Green178 (69.8%)

Blue70 (27.5%)

Hue48.36°

Saturation (HSL)56.78%

Lightness53.73%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CC · G B2 · B 46

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CCB246 (chemical formula)

Formula
2,683.282 g/mol
248 atoms

CCB246 has a molar mass of 2,683.282 g/mol, made up of 248 atoms across 2 elements: 2 × C, 246 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass2,683.282 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule248

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule4.4556946 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram2.244319 × 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

C0.9%

B99.1%

Carbon (C × 2)24.022 g/mol, 0.895%

Boron (B × 246)2,659.26 g/mol, 99.105%

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