Recognised as Colour

#CECD96

#CECD96
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#CECD96 is a yellow with RGB values 206, 205, 150 and HSL 59°, 36%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#CECD96#CECD96

HEX#CECD96

RGBrgb(206, 205, 150)

RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.8039, 0.5882

RGB percentages80.8%, 80.4%, 58.8%

HSLhsl(58.9, 36.4%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(58.9, 27.2%, 80.8%)

CMYK0%, 0.5%, 27.2%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,553,046

CSS custom property--colour: #CECD96;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58986WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness199.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.8:1

Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9

Inverted#313269

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D6C992no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#D7CB98no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Tritanopia#D6C6BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 10.5 Wheat · ΔE 13.2 Dark khaki · ΔE 14.1 Moccasin · ΔE 15 Tan · ΔE 15.1 Navajo white · ΔE 15.6

Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 10.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9697CE

Analogous#CEB196, #B3CE96

Triadic#96CECD, #CD96CE

Split complementary#96B3CE, #B196CE

Tetradic#96CEB1, #9697CE, #CE96B3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFE

Lighter +20%#EEEEDC

Lighter +10%#DEDEB9

Darker −10%#BEBC73

Darker −20%#ADAC51

Darker −30%#8A8941

Darker −40%#686730

More saturated +25%#E1E083

Less saturated −25%#BBBAA9

Channel breakdown

R206

G205

B150

Red206 (80.8%)

Green205 (80.4%)

Blue150 (58.8%)

Hue58.93°

Saturation (HSL)36.36%

Lightness69.8%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CE · G CD · B 96

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CeCd96 (chemical formula)

Formula
10,931.48 g/mol
97 atoms

CeCd96 has a molar mass of 10,931.48 g/mol, made up of 97 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × Ce, 96 × Cd.

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Molar mass

Molar mass10,931.48 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule97

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.815215 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram5.5089894 × 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

Ce1.3%

Cd98.7%

Cerium (Ce)140.12 g/mol, 1.282%

Cadmium (Cd × 96)10,791.36 g/mol, 98.718%

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