Recognised as Colour

#CDBC86

#CDBC86
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Tan

#CDBC86 is a yellow with RGB values 205, 188, 134 and HSL 46°, 42%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#CDBC86#CDBC86

HEX#CDBC86

RGBrgb(205, 188, 134)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.7373, 0.5255

RGB percentages80.4%, 73.7%, 52.5%

HSLhsl(45.6, 41.5%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(45.6, 34.6%, 80.4%)

CMYK0%, 8.3%, 34.6%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,483,142

CSS custom property--colour: #CDBC86;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50667WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness188 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.13:1

Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC

Inverted#324379

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C7BA82no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#CCBF88no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Tritanopia#D8B4AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 8.8 Burlywood · ΔE 9 Dark khaki · ΔE 12.3 Wheat · ΔE 14.4 Navajo white · ΔE 15.1 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 15.7

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 8.76, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8697CD

Analogous#CD9986, #BBCD86

Triadic#86CDBC, #BC86CD

Split complementary#86BBCD, #9986CD

Tetradic#86CD99, #8697CD, #CD86BB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAF8F2

Lighter +20%#EBE4CE

Lighter +10%#DCD0AA

Darker −10%#BEA862

Darker −20%#A89045

Darker −30%#847136

Darker −40%#605227

More saturated +25%#E2C771

Less saturated −25%#B8B19B

Channel breakdown

R205

G188

B134

Red205 (80.4%)

Green188 (73.7%)

Blue134 (52.5%)

Hue45.63°

Saturation (HSL)41.52%

Lightness66.47%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CD · G BC · B 86

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CdBC86 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,156.166 g/mol
88 atoms

CdBC86 has a molar mass of 1,156.166 g/mol, made up of 88 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × Cd, 1 × B, 86 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,156.166 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule88

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.9198588 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram5.2087164 × 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

Cd9.7%

B0.9%

C89.3%

Cadmium (Cd)112.41 g/mol, 9.723%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.935%

Carbon (C × 86)1,032.946 g/mol, 89.342%

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