Colour

#CFB216

#CFB216
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#CFB216 is a yellow with RGB values 207, 178, 22 and HSL 51°, 81%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#CFB216#CFB216

HEX#CFB216

RGBrgb(207, 178, 22)

RGB (0–1)0.8118, 0.698, 0.0863

RGB percentages81.2%, 69.8%, 8.6%

HSLhsl(50.6, 80.8%, 44.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.6, 89.4%, 81.2%)

CMYK0%, 14%, 89.4%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,611,542

CSS custom property--colour: #CFB216;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45164WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness177.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.03:1

Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD

Inverted#304DE9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C6AE00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#CDB726no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Tritanopia#E0A398no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 12.6 Gold · ΔE 20.4 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 21.4 Olive · ΔE 28 Orange · ΔE 28.2 Khaki · ΔE 32.8

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 12.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1633CF

Analogous#CF5516, #90CF16

Triadic#16CFB2, #B216CF

Split complementary#1690CF, #5516CF

Tetradic#16CF55, #1633CF, #CF1690

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8EEB9

Lighter +30%#F3E28B

Lighter +20%#EED75D

Lighter +10%#E9CC2F

Darker −10%#A18A11

Darker −20%#73630C

Darker −30%#453B07

Darker −40%#171302

More saturated +25%#E5C100

Less saturated −25%#B29E33

Channel breakdown

R207

G178

B22

Red207 (81.2%)

Green178 (69.8%)

Blue22 (8.6%)

Hue50.59°

Saturation (HSL)80.79%

Lightness44.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CF · G B2 · B 16

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CFB216 (chemical formula)

Formula
2,365.969 g/mol
218 atoms

CFB216 has a molar mass of 2,365.969 g/mol, made up of 218 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × C, 1 × F, 216 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass2,365.969 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule218

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule3.928784 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram2.5453168 × 10^20

Composition by mass

C0.5%

F0.8%

B98.7%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 0.508%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.803%

Boron (B × 216)2,334.96 g/mol, 98.689%

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