Recognised as Colour

#CEC59C

#CEC59C
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Tan

#CEC59C is a yellow with RGB values 206, 197, 156 and HSL 49°, 34%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#CEC59C#CEC59C

HEX#CEC59C

RGBrgb(206, 197, 156)

RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.7725, 0.6118

RGB percentages80.8%, 77.3%, 61.2%

HSLhsl(49.2, 33.8%, 71%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.2, 24.3%, 80.8%)

CMYK0%, 4.4%, 24.3%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,551,004

CSS custom property--colour: #CEC59C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55455WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness195.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.09:1

Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4

Inverted#313A63

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CDC399no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Deuteranopia#D0C69Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Tritanopia#D6BFBAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 9.8 Wheat · ΔE 11.4 Burlywood · ΔE 13.5 Moccasin · ΔE 14.5 Navajo white · ΔE 14.9 Bisque · ΔE 15.2

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 9.82, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9CA5CE

Analogous#CEAC9C, #BECE9C

Triadic#9CCEC5, #C59CCE

Split complementary#9CBECE, #AC9CCE

Tetradic#9CCEAC, #9CA5CE, #CE9CBE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F0EDE0

Lighter +10%#DFD9BE

Darker −10%#BDB17A

Darker −20%#AC9D58

Darker −30%#8C7F45

Darker −40%#6A6034

More saturated +25%#E1D18A

Less saturated −25%#BCB9AF

Channel breakdown

R206

G197

B156

Red206 (80.8%)

Green197 (77.3%)

Blue156 (61.2%)

Hue49.2°

Saturation (HSL)33.78%

Lightness70.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CE · G C5 · B 9C

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CeC59C (chemical formula)

Formula
860.78 g/mol
61 atoms

CeC59C has a molar mass of 860.78 g/mol, made up of 61 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × Ce, 60 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass860.78 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule61

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.4293588 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram6.9961439 × 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

Ce16.3%

C83.7%

Cerium (Ce)140.12 g/mol, 16.278%

Carbon (C × 60)720.66 g/mol, 83.722%

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