Recognised as Colour

#CCC86B

#CCC86B
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Dark khaki

#CCC86B is a yellow with RGB values 204, 200, 107 and HSL 58°, 49%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#CCC86B#CCC86B

HEX#CCC86B

RGBrgb(204, 200, 107)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.7843, 0.4196

RGB percentages80%, 78.4%, 42%

HSLhsl(57.5, 48.7%, 61%)

HSV / HSBhsv(57.5, 47.5%, 80%)

CMYK0%, 2%, 47.5%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,420,651

CSS custom property--colour: #CCC86B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55207WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness192.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.04:1

Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2

Inverted#333794

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D6C263no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#D8C66Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original

Tritanopia#D8BEB2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 9.7 Khaki · ΔE 11.5 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 20.2 Burlywood · ΔE 25 Navajo white · ΔE 26.7 Moccasin · ΔE 27.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 9.74, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6B6FCC

Analogous#CC986B, #A0CC6B

Triadic#6BCCC8, #C86BCC

Split complementary#6BA0CC, #986BCC

Tetradic#6BCC97, #6B6FCC, #CC6B9F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F3F2DD

Lighter +20%#E6E4B7

Lighter +10%#D9D691

Darker −10%#BFBA45

Darker −20%#9B9736

Darker −30%#767228

Darker −40%#504D1B

More saturated +25%#E5DF52

Less saturated −25%#B3B184

Channel breakdown

R204

G200

B107

Red204 (80%)

Green200 (78.4%)

Blue107 (42%)

Hue57.53°

Saturation (HSL)48.74%

Lightness60.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CC · G C8 · B 6B

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CCC86B (chemical formula)

Formula
1,067.778 g/mol
89 atoms

CCC86B has a molar mass of 1,067.778 g/mol, made up of 89 atoms across 2 elements: 88 × C, 1 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,067.778 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule89

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.7730871 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram5.6398809 × 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

C99%

B1%

Carbon (C × 88)1,056.968 g/mol, 98.988%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 1.012%

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