Recognised as Colour

#CEC59F

#CEC59F
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Tan

#CEC59F is a yellow with RGB values 206, 197, 159 and HSL 49°, 32%, 72%. 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

#CEC59F#CEC59F

HEX#CEC59F

RGBrgb(206, 197, 159)

RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.7725, 0.6235

RGB percentages80.8%, 77.3%, 62.4%

HSLhsl(48.5, 32.4%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48.5, 22.8%, 80.8%)

CMYK0%, 4.4%, 22.8%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,551,007

CSS custom property--colour: #CEC59F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55558WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness195.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.11:1

Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4

Inverted#313A60

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CDC39Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#D0C6A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Tritanopia#D6BFBBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 10 Wheat · ΔE 11.6 Burlywood · ΔE 14.2 Bisque · ΔE 14.7 Moccasin · ΔE 14.8 Peach puff · ΔE 14.9

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 10.02, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9FA8CE

Analogous#CEAD9F, #C0CE9F

Triadic#9FCEC5, #C59FCE

Split complementary#9FC0CE, #AD9FCE

Tetradic#9FCEAD, #9FA8CE, #CE9FC0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F0EEE3

Lighter +10%#DFD9C1

Darker −10%#BDB17D

Darker −20%#AC9C5B

Darker −30%#8C7F48

Darker −40%#6B6136

More saturated +25%#E0D08D

Less saturated −25%#BCBAB1

Channel breakdown

R206

G197

B159

Red206 (80.8%)

Green197 (77.3%)

Blue159 (62.4%)

Hue48.51°

Saturation (HSL)32.41%

Lightness71.57%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CE · G C5 · B 9F

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CeC59F (chemical formula)

Formula
867.767 g/mol
61 atoms

CeC59F has a molar mass of 867.767 g/mol, made up of 61 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × Ce, 59 × C, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass867.767 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule61

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.440961 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram6.9398131 × 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

Ce16.1%

C81.7%

F2.2%

Cerium (Ce)140.12 g/mol, 16.147%

Carbon (C × 59)708.649 g/mol, 81.664%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 2.189%

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