Recognised as Colour

#B2BC09

#B2BC09
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Yellow green

#B2BC09 is a yellow with RGB values 178, 188, 9 and HSL 63°, 91%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

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HEX#B2BC09

RGBrgb(178, 188, 9)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.7373, 0.0353

RGB percentages69.8%, 73.7%, 3.5%

HSLhsl(63.4, 90.9%, 38.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(63.4, 95.2%, 73.7%)

CMYK5.3%, 0%, 95.2%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,713,545

CSS custom property--colour: #B2BC09;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45451WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness173.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.09:1

Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD

Inverted#4D43F6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CBB200no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original

Deuteranopia#CBB526no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original

Tritanopia#BFB0A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 18.2 Gold · ΔE 27.6 Olive · ΔE 28.3 Goldenrod · ΔE 30.3 Olivedrab · ΔE 30.7 Yellow · ΔE 32

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 18.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1309BC

Analogous#BC6D09, #58BC09

Triadic#09B2BC, #BC09B2

Split complementary#0958BC, #6D09BC

Tetradic#09BC6D, #1309BC, #BC0958

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4FA97

Lighter +30%#F0F866

Lighter +20%#EBF536

Lighter +10%#E0ED0B

Darker −10%#848B07

Darker −20%#565B04

Darker −30%#282A02

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BAC500

Less saturated −25%#9CA322

Channel breakdown

R178

G188

Red178 (69.8%)

Green188 (73.7%)

Blue9 (3.5%)

Hue63.35°

Saturation (HSL)90.86%

Lightness38.63%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B2 · G BC · B 09

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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