Recognised as Colour

#CEC589

#CEC589
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Dark khaki

#CEC589 is a yellow with RGB values 206, 197, 137 and HSL 52°, 41%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#CEC589#CEC589

HEX#CEC589

RGBrgb(206, 197, 137)

RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.7725, 0.5373

RGB percentages80.8%, 77.3%, 53.7%

HSLhsl(52.2, 41.3%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.2, 33.5%, 80.8%)

CMYK0%, 4.4%, 33.5%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,550,985

CSS custom property--colour: #CEC589;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5486WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness193.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.97:1

Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3

Inverted#313A76

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D0C185no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#D3C58Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Tritanopia#D8BDB6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 10.2 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 12.3 Burlywood · ΔE 13.1 Tan · ΔE 13.5 Wheat · ΔE 14.7 Navajo white · ΔE 15.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 10.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8992CE

Analogous#CEA389, #B5CE89

Triadic#89CEC5, #C589CE

Split complementary#89B5CE, #A389CE

Tetradic#89CEA3, #8992CE, #CE89B5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBFAF5

Lighter +20%#ECE8D1

Lighter +10%#DDD7AD

Darker −10%#BFB365

Darker −20%#AA9D47

Darker −30%#867C38

Darker −40%#625B29

More saturated +25%#E3D474

Less saturated −25%#B9B69E

Channel breakdown

R206

G197

B137

Red206 (80.8%)

Green197 (77.3%)

Blue137 (53.7%)

Hue52.17°

Saturation (HSL)41.32%

Lightness67.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CE · G C5 · B 89

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CeC589 (chemical formula)

Formula
7,214.599 g/mol
590 atoms

CeC589 has a molar mass of 7,214.599 g/mol, made up of 590 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × Ce, 589 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass7,214.599 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule590

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.1980123 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram8.3471594 × 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

Ce1.9%

C98.1%

Cerium (Ce)140.12 g/mol, 1.942%

Carbon (C × 589)7,074.479 g/mol, 98.058%

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