Recognised as Colour

#CECDB9

#CECDB9
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Light grey

#CECDB9 is a yellow with RGB values 206, 205, 185 and HSL 57°, 18%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#CECDB9#CECDB9

HEX#CECDB9

RGBrgb(206, 205, 185)

RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.8039, 0.7255

RGB percentages80.8%, 80.4%, 72.5%

HSLhsl(57.1, 17.6%, 76.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(57.1, 10.2%, 80.8%)

CMYK0%, 0.5%, 10.2%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,553,081

CSS custom property--colour: #CECDB9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60287WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness203.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.06:1

Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC

Inverted#313246

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D1CBB8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Deuteranopia#D2CCBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Tritanopia#D2CAC7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 10.9 Silver · ΔE 11.4 Gainsboro · ΔE 12 Antique white · ΔE 12.8 Beige · ΔE 14.1 Papaya whip · ΔE 14.5

Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 10.86, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B9BACE

Analogous#CEC3B9, #C4CEB9

Triadic#B9CECD, #CDB9CE

Split complementary#B9C4CE, #C2B9CE

Tetradic#B9CEC3, #B9BACE, #CEB9C4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F8F8F5

Lighter +10%#E3E2D7

Darker −10%#B9B89B

Darker −20%#A4A27D

Darker −30%#8C8A62

Darker −40%#6E6C4D

More saturated +25%#DDDAAA

Less saturated −25%#C3C3C3

Channel breakdown

R206

G205

B185

Red206 (80.8%)

Green205 (80.4%)

Blue185 (72.5%)

Hue57.14°

Saturation (HSL)17.65%

Lightness76.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CE · G CD · B B9

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Harmonies

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CeCdB9 (chemical formula)

Formula
349.82 g/mol
11 atoms

CeCdB9 has a molar mass of 349.82 g/mol, made up of 11 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × Ce, 1 × Cd, 9 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass349.82 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule11

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule5.8088978 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.721497 × 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

Ce40.1%

Cd32.1%

B27.8%

Cerium (Ce)140.12 g/mol, 40.055%

Cadmium (Cd)112.41 g/mol, 32.134%

Boron (B × 9)97.29 g/mol, 27.811%

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