Recognised as Colour

#CDBB4B

#CDBB4B
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark khaki

#CDBB4B is a yellow with RGB values 205, 187, 75 and HSL 52°, 57%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#CDBB4B#CDBB4B

HEX#CDBB4B

RGBrgb(205, 187, 75)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.7333, 0.2941

RGB percentages80.4%, 73.3%, 29.4%

HSLhsl(51.7, 56.5%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.7, 63.4%, 80.4%)

CMYK0%, 8.8%, 63.4%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,482,827

CSS custom property--colour: #CDBB4B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49028WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness183.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.81:1

Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7

Inverted#3244B4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CCB63Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#D1BD51no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Tritanopia#DCAEA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 18.2 Khaki · ΔE 19.4 Goldenrod · ΔE 19.7 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 23.9 Olive · ΔE 24.4 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 30.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 18.2, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4B5DCD

Analogous#CD7A4B, #9ECD4B

Triadic#4BCDBB, #BB4BCD

Split complementary#4B9ECD, #7A4BCD

Tetradic#4BCD7A, #4B5DCD, #CD4B9E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9F7EB

Lighter +30%#EEE8C3

Lighter +20%#E3D99B

Lighter +10%#D8CA73

Darker −10%#B3A132

Darker −20%#8B7D27

Darker −30%#63591C

Darker −40%#3B3611

More saturated +25%#EAD02E

Less saturated −25%#B0A668

Channel breakdown

R205

G187

B75

Red205 (80.4%)

Green187 (73.3%)

Blue75 (29.4%)

Hue51.69°

Saturation (HSL)56.52%

Lightness54.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CD · G BB · B 4B

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Harmonies

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Also reads as

CdBB4B (chemical formula)

Formula
177.27 g/mol
7 atoms

CdBB4B has a molar mass of 177.27 g/mol, made up of 7 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × Cd, 6 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass177.27 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule7

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule2.9436376 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.3971573 × 10^21

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

Cd63.4%

B36.6%

Cadmium (Cd)112.41 g/mol, 63.412%

Boron (B × 6)64.86 g/mol, 36.588%

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