Recognised as Colour

#CCC89C

#CCC89C
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Tan

#CCC89C is a yellow with RGB values 204, 200, 156 and HSL 55°, 32%, 71%. 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

#CCC89C#CCC89C

HEX#CCC89C

RGBrgb(204, 200, 156)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.7843, 0.6118

RGB percentages80%, 78.4%, 61.2%

HSLhsl(55, 32%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(55, 23.5%, 80%)

CMYK0%, 2%, 23.5%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,420,700

CSS custom property--colour: #CCC89C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56546WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness196.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.31:1

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

Contrast with black12.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6

Inverted#333763

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D0C599no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#D2C79Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Tritanopia#D3C2BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.4 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 text12.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 11.9 Wheat · ΔE 12 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 14.1 Moccasin · ΔE 14.8 Burlywood · ΔE 15 Navajo white · ΔE 15.5

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 11.95, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9CA0CC

Analogous#CCB09C, #B8CC9C

Triadic#9CCCC8, #C89CCC

Split complementary#9CB8CC, #B09CCC

Tetradic#9CCCB0, #9CA0CC, #CC9CB8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EFEDDF

Lighter +10%#DDDBBE

Darker −10%#BBB57A

Darker −20%#A9A359

Darker −30%#898346

Darker −40%#676335

More saturated +25%#DFD889

Less saturated −25%#B9B8AF

Channel breakdown

R204

G200

B156

Red204 (80%)

Green200 (78.4%)

Blue156 (61.2%)

Hue55°

Saturation (HSL)32%

Lightness70.59%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CC · G C8 · B 9C

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CCC89C (chemical formula)

Formula
1,105.012 g/mol
92 atoms

CCC89C has a molar mass of 1,105.012 g/mol, made up of 92 atoms across 1 element: 92 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,105.012 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule92

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule1.8349156 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram5.449842 × 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

C100%

Carbon (C × 92)1,105.012 g/mol, 100%

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