Recognised as Colour

#CEB99B

#CEB99B
Orange
Light
Nearest: Tan

#CEB99B is a orange with RGB values 206, 185, 155 and HSL 35°, 34%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#CEB99B#CEB99B

HEX#CEB99B

RGBrgb(206, 185, 155)

RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.7255, 0.6078

RGB percentages80.8%, 72.5%, 60.8%

HSLhsl(35.3, 34.2%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(35.3, 24.8%, 80.8%)

CMYK0%, 10.2%, 24.8%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,547,931

CSS custom property--colour: #CEB99B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50186WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness188.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.04:1

Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB

Inverted#314664

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C2B999no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original

Deuteranopia#C7BE9Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Tritanopia#D7B3B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 6.9 Burlywood · ΔE 12.8 Peach puff · ΔE 14.5 Wheat · ΔE 14.5 Bisque · ΔE 15.9 Navajo white · ΔE 17.4

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 6.93, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9BB0CE

Analogous#CE9F9B, #CACE9B

Triadic#9BCEB9, #B99BCE

Split complementary#9BCACE, #9F9BCE

Tetradic#9BCE9F, #9BB0CE, #CE9BCA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F0E9DF

Lighter +10%#DFD1BD

Darker −10%#BDA179

Darker −20%#AC8957

Darker −30%#8C6E44

Darker −40%#695334

More saturated +25%#E1BC88

Less saturated −25%#BBB6AE

Channel breakdown

R206

G185

B155

Red206 (80.8%)

Green185 (72.5%)

Blue155 (60.8%)

Hue35.29°

Saturation (HSL)34.23%

Lightness70.78%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CE · G B9 · B 9B

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CeB99B (chemical formula)

Formula
1,221.12 g/mol
101 atoms

CeB99B has a molar mass of 1,221.12 g/mol, made up of 101 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × Ce, 100 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,221.12 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule101

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule2.0277175 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram4.9316535 × 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

Ce11.5%

B88.5%

Cerium (Ce)140.12 g/mol, 11.475%

Boron (B × 100)1,081 g/mol, 88.525%

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