Recognised as Colour

#CDB946

#CDB946
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#CDB946 is a yellow with RGB values 205, 185, 70 and HSL 51°, 57%, 54%. 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

#CDB946#CDB946

HEX#CDB946

RGBrgb(205, 185, 70)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.7255, 0.2745

RGB percentages80.4%, 72.5%, 27.5%

HSLhsl(51.1, 57.4%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.1, 65.9%, 80.4%)

CMYK0%, 9.8%, 65.9%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,482,310

CSS custom property--colour: #CDB946;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48119WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness182.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.62:1

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

Contrast with black10.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5

Inverted#3246B9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CAB437no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#D0BC4Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Tritanopia#DCACA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.4 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 text10.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 18.2 Dark khaki · ΔE 19.7 Khaki · ΔE 20.9 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 22.7 Olive · ΔE 24.1 Gold · ΔE 31.1

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 18.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#465ACD

Analogous#CD7546, #9ECD46

Triadic#46CDB9, #B946CD

Split complementary#469ECD, #7546CD

Tetradic#46CD76, #465ACD, #CD469E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8F6E7

Lighter +30%#EEE7BE

Lighter +20%#E3D796

Lighter +10%#D8C86E

Darker −10%#B09D30

Darker −20%#887925

Darker −30%#60561A

Darker −40%#38320F

More saturated +25%#EACE29

Less saturated −25%#B0A463

Channel breakdown

R205

G185

B70

Red205 (80.4%)

Green185 (72.5%)

Blue70 (27.5%)

Hue51.11°

Saturation (HSL)57.45%

Lightness53.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CD · G B9 · B 46

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CdB946 (chemical formula)

Formula
10,338.67 g/mol
947 atoms

CdB946 has a molar mass of 10,338.67 g/mol, made up of 947 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × Cd, 946 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass10,338.67 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule947

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.7167765 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram5.8248699 × 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

Cd1.1%

B98.9%

Cadmium (Cd)112.41 g/mol, 1.087%

Boron (B × 946)10,226.26 g/mol, 98.913%

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