Recognised as Colour

#B2BC24

#B2BC24
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Yellow green

#B2BC24 is a yellow with RGB values 178, 188, 36 and HSL 64°, 68%, 44%. 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

#B2BC24#B2BC24

HEX#B2BC24

RGBrgb(178, 188, 36)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.7373, 0.1412

RGB percentages69.8%, 73.7%, 14.1%

HSLhsl(63.9, 67.9%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(63.9, 80.9%, 73.7%)

CMYK5.3%, 0%, 80.9%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,713,572

CSS custom property--colour: #B2BC24;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45559WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness174.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.11:1

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

Contrast with black10.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF

Inverted#4D43DB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CAB300no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#CAB533no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original

Tritanopia#BEB0A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.3 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 text10.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 17.6 Olive · ΔE 25.6 Olivedrab · ΔE 27.4 Goldenrod · ΔE 29.4 Gold · ΔE 29.9 Khaki · ΔE 31.2

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 17.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2E24BC

Analogous#BC7A24, #66BC24

Triadic#24B2BC, #BC24B2

Split complementary#2466BC, #7A24BC

Tetradic#24BC7A, #2E24BC, #BC2466

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EEF2BA

Lighter +30%#E4EA8F

Lighter +20%#D9E165

Lighter +10%#CFD93A

Darker −10%#89911C

Darker −20%#616614

Darker −30%#383C0B

Darker −40%#101103

More saturated +25%#CAD808

Less saturated −25%#9AA040

Channel breakdown

R178

G188

B36

Red178 (69.8%)

Green188 (73.7%)

Blue36 (14.1%)

Hue63.95°

Saturation (HSL)67.86%

Lightness43.92%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B2 · G BC · B 24

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B2BC24 (chemical formula)

Formula
320.694 g/mol
27 atoms

B2BC24 has a molar mass of 320.694 g/mol, made up of 27 atoms across 2 elements: 3 × B, 24 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass320.694 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule27

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule5.3252492 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.8778464 × 10^21

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

B10.1%

C89.9%

Boron (B × 3)32.43 g/mol, 10.112%

Carbon (C × 24)288.264 g/mol, 89.888%

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