Recognised as Colour

#CECBB9

#CECBB9
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Light grey

#CECBB9 is a yellow with RGB values 206, 203, 185 and HSL 51°, 18%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#CECBB9#CECBB9

HEX#CECBB9

RGBrgb(206, 203, 185)

RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.7961, 0.7255

RGB percentages80.8%, 79.6%, 72.5%

HSLhsl(51.4, 17.6%, 76.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.4, 10.2%, 80.8%)

CMYK0%, 1.5%, 10.2%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,552,569

CSS custom property--colour: #CECBB9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59336WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness201.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.87:1

Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CACACA

Inverted#313446

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CFCAB8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#D0CBBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#D2C8C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 10.1 Silver · ΔE 10.3 Gainsboro · ΔE 11.5 Antique white · ΔE 13 Linen · ΔE 14.7 Beige · ΔE 14.9

Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 10.06, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B9BCCE

Analogous#CEC0B9, #C6CEB9

Triadic#B9CECB, #CBB9CE

Split complementary#B9C7CE, #C0B9CE

Tetradic#B9CEC0, #B9BCCE, #CEB9C7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F8F8F5

Lighter +10%#E3E1D7

Darker −10%#B9B59B

Darker −20%#A49E7D

Darker −30%#8C8662

Darker −40%#6E694D

More saturated +25%#DDD6AA

Less saturated −25%#C3C3C3

Channel breakdown

R206

G203

B185

Red206 (80.8%)

Green203 (79.6%)

Blue185 (72.5%)

Hue51.43°

Saturation (HSL)17.65%

Lightness76.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CE · G CB · B B9

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CeCBB9 (chemical formula)

Formula
260.231 g/mol
12 atoms

CeCBB9 has a molar mass of 260.231 g/mol, made up of 12 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × Ce, 1 × C, 10 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass260.231 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule12

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule4.3212374 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.3141519 × 10^21

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

Ce53.8%

C4.6%

B41.5%

Cerium (Ce)140.12 g/mol, 53.844%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 4.616%

Boron (B × 10)108.1 g/mol, 41.54%

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