Recognised as Colour

#CCC69F

#CCC69F
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Tan

#CCC69F is a yellow with RGB values 204, 198, 159 and HSL 52°, 31%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#CCC69F#CCC69F

HEX#CCC69F

RGBrgb(204, 198, 159)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.7765, 0.6235

RGB percentages80%, 77.6%, 62.4%

HSLhsl(52, 30.6%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52, 22.1%, 80%)

CMYK0%, 2.9%, 22.1%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,420,191

CSS custom property--colour: #CCC69F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55729WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness195.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.15:1

Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4

Inverted#333960

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CEC39Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#D0C6A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Tritanopia#D3C0BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 11.1 Wheat · ΔE 12 Burlywood · ΔE 15.1 Moccasin · ΔE 15.2 Bisque · ΔE 15.3 Peach puff · ΔE 15.8

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 11.06, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9FA5CC

Analogous#CCB09F, #BBCC9F

Triadic#9FCCC6, #C69FCC

Split complementary#9FBBCC, #AF9FCC

Tetradic#9FCCB0, #9FA5CC, #CC9FBC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EFEEE2

Lighter +10%#DEDAC0

Darker −10%#BAB27E

Darker −20%#A99E5C

Darker −30%#898149

Darker −40%#686137

More saturated +25%#DED38D

Less saturated −25%#BAB9B1

Channel breakdown

R204

G198

B159

Red204 (80%)

Green198 (77.6%)

Blue159 (62.4%)

Hue52°

Saturation (HSL)30.61%

Lightness71.18%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CC · G C6 · B 9F

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CCC69F (chemical formula)

Formula
871.779 g/mol
72 atoms

CCC69F has a molar mass of 871.779 g/mol, made up of 72 atoms across 2 elements: 71 × C, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass871.779 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule72

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.4476231 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram6.9078755 × 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

C97.8%

F2.2%

Carbon (C × 71)852.781 g/mol, 97.821%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 2.179%

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