Recognised as Colour

#CDB93C

#CDB93C
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#CDB93C is a yellow with RGB values 205, 185, 60 and HSL 52°, 59%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#CDB93C#CDB93C

HEX#CDB93C

RGBrgb(205, 185, 60)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.7255, 0.2353

RGB percentages80.4%, 72.5%, 23.5%

HSLhsl(51.7, 59.2%, 52%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.7, 70.7%, 80.4%)

CMYK0%, 9.8%, 70.7%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,482,300

CSS custom property--colour: #CDB93C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48003WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness181.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.6:1

Contrast with white1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4

Inverted#3246C3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CBB429no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#D0BB44no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Tritanopia#DDACA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 16.8 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 22.7 Dark khaki · ΔE 23.6 Khaki · ΔE 23.7 Olive · ΔE 24.6 Gold · ΔE 27.6

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 16.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3C50CD

Analogous#CD713C, #99CD3C

Triadic#3CCDB9, #B93CCD

Split complementary#3C99CD, #703CCD

Tetradic#3CCD70, #3C50CD, #CD3C99

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F7F3DE

Lighter +30%#ECE5B6

Lighter +20%#E2D68D

Lighter +10%#D7C865

Darker −10%#AA992C

Darker −20%#827421

Darker −30%#595017

Darker −40%#312C0C

More saturated +25%#ECCF1D

Less saturated −25%#AEA35B

Channel breakdown

R205

G185

B60

Red205 (80.4%)

Green185 (72.5%)

Blue60 (23.5%)

Hue51.72°

Saturation (HSL)59.18%

Lightness51.96%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CD · G B9 · B 3C

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CdB93C (chemical formula)

Formula
1,129.751 g/mol
95 atoms

CdB93C has a molar mass of 1,129.751 g/mol, made up of 95 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × Cd, 93 × B, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,129.751 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule95

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.8759957 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram5.3305027 × 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

Cd9.9%

B89%

C1.1%

Cadmium (Cd)112.41 g/mol, 9.95%

Boron (B × 93)1,005.33 g/mol, 88.987%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 1.063%

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