Recognised as Colour

#CFC279

#CFC279
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Dark khaki

#CFC279 is a yellow with RGB values 207, 194, 121 and HSL 51°, 47%, 64%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#CFC279#CFC279

HEX#CFC279

RGBrgb(207, 194, 121)

RGB (0–1)0.8118, 0.7608, 0.4745

RGB percentages81.2%, 76.1%, 47.5%

HSLhsl(50.9, 47.3%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.9, 41.5%, 81.2%)

CMYK0%, 6.3%, 41.5%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,615,737

CSS custom property--colour: #CFC279;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53229WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness191.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.65:1

Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF

Inverted#303D86

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CFBE73no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#D3C37Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Tritanopia#DBB8B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 5.6 Khaki · ΔE 14.4 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 15.1 Burlywood · ΔE 15.3 Tan · ΔE 17.8 Navajo white · ΔE 18.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 5.63, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7986CF

Analogous#CF9779, #B1CF79

Triadic#79CFC2, #C279CF

Split complementary#79B1CF, #9779CF

Tetradic#79CF97, #7986CF, #CF79B1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F7F5EA

Lighter +20%#EAE4C4

Lighter +10%#DCD39F

Darker −10%#C2B153

Darker −20%#A6963C

Darker −30%#81742E

Darker −40%#5B5221

More saturated +25%#E6D262

Less saturated −25%#B8B290

Channel breakdown

R207

G194

B121

Red207 (81.2%)

Green194 (76.1%)

Blue121 (47.5%)

Hue50.93°

Saturation (HSL)47.25%

Lightness64.31%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CF · G C2 · B 79

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CFC279 (chemical formula)

Formula
3,382.078 g/mol
281 atoms

CFC279 has a molar mass of 3,382.078 g/mol, made up of 281 atoms across 2 elements: 280 × C, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass3,382.078 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule281

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule5.6160726 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.7806037 × 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

C99.4%

F0.6%

Carbon (C × 280)3,363.08 g/mol, 99.438%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.562%

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