Colour

#B2BD40

#B2BD40
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Yellow green

#B2BD40 is a yellow with RGB values 178, 189, 64 and HSL 65°, 49%, 50%. 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

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HEX#B2BD40

RGBrgb(178, 189, 64)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.7412, 0.251

RGB percentages69.8%, 74.1%, 25.1%

HSLhsl(65.3, 49.4%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(65.3, 66.1%, 74.1%)

CMYK5.8%, 0%, 66.1%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,713,856

CSS custom property--colour: #B2BD40;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4623WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness175.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.25:1

Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2

Inverted#4D42BF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CAB42Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#CAB649no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original

Tritanopia#BDB2A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 19.7 Olivedrab · ΔE 22.9 Dark khaki · ΔE 22.9 Olive · ΔE 23.1 Khaki · ΔE 24.5 Goldenrod · ΔE 30.1

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 19.66, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4B40BD

Analogous#BD8940, #74BD40

Triadic#40B2BD, #BD40B2

Split complementary#4074BD, #8940BD

Tetradic#40BD89, #4B40BD, #BD4074

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EFF2D7

Lighter +30%#E0E5B1

Lighter +20%#D1D88B

Lighter +10%#C2CB65

Darker −10%#8E9733

Darker −20%#6A7126

Darker −30%#464B19

Darker −40%#22250C

More saturated +25%#CCDD20

Less saturated −25%#989D60

Channel breakdown

R178

G189

B64

Red178 (69.8%)

Green189 (74.1%)

Blue64 (25.1%)

Hue65.28°

Saturation (HSL)49.41%

Lightness49.61%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B2 · G BD · B 40

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Colour values

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