Recognised as Colour
#B1BE05
- #B1BE05
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Yellow green
#B1BE05 is a yellow with RGB values 177, 190, 5 and HSL 64°, 95%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.
Colour values
#B1BE05#B1BE05
HEX#B1BE05
RGBrgb(177, 190, 5)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.7451, 0.0196
RGB percentages69.4%, 74.5%, 2%
HSLhsl(64.2, 94.9%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(64.2, 97.4%, 74.5%)
CMYK6.8%, 0%, 97.4%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,648,517
CSS custom property--colour: #B1BE05;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46185WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.24:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#4E41FA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1205BE
Analogous#BE6F05, #54BE05
Triadic#05B1BE, #BE05B1
Split complementary#0554BE, #6F05BE
Tetradic#05BE6F, #1205BE, #BE0554
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R177
G190
B5
Red177 (69.4%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue5 (2%)
Hue64.22°
Saturation (HSL)94.87%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B1 · G BE · B 05
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