Recognised as Colour

#CEC115

#CEC115
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#CEC115 is a yellow with RGB values 206, 193, 21 and HSL 56°, 81%, 45%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#CEC115#CEC115

HEX#CEC115

RGBrgb(206, 193, 21)

RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.7569, 0.0824

RGB percentages80.8%, 75.7%, 8.2%

HSLhsl(55.8, 81.5%, 44.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(55.8, 89.8%, 80.8%)

CMYK0%, 6.3%, 89.8%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,549,845

CSS custom property--colour: #CEC115;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51316WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness186 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.26:1

Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7

Inverted#313EEA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D3BA00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#D8C12Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Tritanopia#DEB3A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 18.2 Goldenrod · ΔE 22 Yellow green · ΔE 27.8 Yellow · ΔE 29.5 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 30.6 Olive · ΔE 31.3

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)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#1522CE

Analogous#CE6515, #7FCE15

Triadic#15CEC1, #C115CE

Split complementary#157FCE, #6415CE

Tetradic#15CE64, #1522CE, #CE157F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8F3B7

Lighter +30%#F3EC89

Lighter +20%#EEE45B

Lighter +10%#EADC2C

Darker −10%#A09610

Darker −20%#716A0C

Darker −30%#433F07

Darker −40%#151402

More saturated +25%#E3D300

Less saturated −25%#B2A931

Channel breakdown

R206

G193

B21

Red206 (80.8%)

Green193 (75.7%)

Blue21 (8.2%)

Hue55.78°

Saturation (HSL)81.5%

Lightness44.51%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CE · G C1 · B 15

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CeC115 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,521.385 g/mol
116 atoms

CeC115 has a molar mass of 1,521.385 g/mol, made up of 116 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × Ce, 115 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,521.385 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule116

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule2.5263192 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram3.9583279 × 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

Ce9.2%

C90.8%

Cerium (Ce)140.12 g/mol, 9.21%

Carbon (C × 115)1,381.265 g/mol, 90.79%

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