Recognised as Colour

#CCC897

#CCC897
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Tan

#CCC897 is a yellow with RGB values 204, 200, 151 and HSL 55°, 34%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#CCC897#CCC897

HEX#CCC897

RGBrgb(204, 200, 151)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.7843, 0.5922

RGB percentages80%, 78.4%, 59.2%

HSLhsl(55.5, 34.2%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(55.5, 26%, 80%)

CMYK0%, 2%, 26%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,420,695

CSS custom property--colour: #CCC897;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5638WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness196.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.28:1

Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5

Inverted#333768

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D1C494no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#D3C799no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Tritanopia#D4C1BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 12.4 Wheat · ΔE 12.4 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 12.8 Burlywood · ΔE 14.6 Moccasin · ΔE 14.9 Navajo white · ΔE 15.3

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 12.41, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#979BCC

Analogous#CCAD97, #B5CC97

Triadic#97CCC8, #C897CC

Split complementary#97B5CC, #AE97CC

Tetradic#97CCAD, #979BCC, #CC97B5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFEFE

Lighter +20%#EEECDB

Lighter +10%#DDDAB9

Darker −10%#BBB675

Darker −20%#AAA353

Darker −30%#888242

Darker −40%#656132

More saturated +25%#DFD884

Less saturated −25%#B9B8AA

Channel breakdown

R204

G200

B151

Red204 (80%)

Green200 (78.4%)

Blue151 (59.2%)

Hue55.47°

Saturation (HSL)34.19%

Lightness69.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CC · G C8 · B 97

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CCC897 (chemical formula)

Formula
10,797.889 g/mol
899 atoms

CCC897 has a molar mass of 10,797.889 g/mol, made up of 899 atoms across 1 element: 899 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass10,797.889 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule899

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule1.7930317 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram5.5771464 × 10^19

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

C100%

Carbon (C × 899)10,797.889 g/mol, 100%

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