Recognised as Colour

#CFC997

#CFC997
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Wheat

#CFC997 is a yellow with RGB values 207, 201, 151 and HSL 54°, 37%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.

Colour values

#CFC997#CFC997

HEX#CFC997

RGBrgb(207, 201, 151)

RGB (0–1)0.8118, 0.7882, 0.5922

RGB percentages81.2%, 78.8%, 59.2%

HSLhsl(53.6, 36.8%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(53.6, 27.1%, 81.2%)

CMYK0%, 2.9%, 27.1%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,617,559

CSS custom property--colour: #CFC997;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57273WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness197.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.45:1

Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7

Inverted#303668

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D2C594no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Deuteranopia#D4C999no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Tritanopia#D8C2BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Wheat · ΔE 11.7 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 12.1 Tan · ΔE 12.1 Burlywood · ΔE 13.9 Moccasin · ΔE 14 Navajo white · ΔE 14.4

Nearest named CSS colourWheat (#F5DEB3)ΔE 11.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#979DCF

Analogous#CFAD97, #B9CF97

Triadic#97CFC9, #C997CF

Split complementary#97B9CF, #AD97CF

Tetradic#97CFAD, #979DCF, #CF97B9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EFEDDD

Lighter +10%#DFDBBA

Darker −10%#BFB774

Darker −20%#AFA551

Darker −30%#8C8441

Darker −40%#696331

More saturated +25%#E2D884

Less saturated −25%#BCBAAA

Channel breakdown

R207

G201

B151

Red207 (81.2%)

Green201 (78.8%)

Blue151 (59.2%)

Hue53.57°

Saturation (HSL)36.84%

Lightness70.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CF · G C9 · B 97

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CFC997 (chemical formula)

Formula
12,005.976 g/mol
999 atoms

CFC997 has a molar mass of 12,005.976 g/mol, made up of 999 atoms across 2 elements: 998 × C, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass12,005.976 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule999

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.9936392 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram5.0159527 × 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

C99.8%

F0.2%

Carbon (C × 998)11,986.978 g/mol, 99.842%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.158%

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