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Recognised as Colour

#B2CD1E

  • #B2CD1E
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#B2CD1E is a yellow with RGB values 178, 205, 30 and HSL 69°, 74%, 46%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#B2CD1E#B2CD1E
HEX#B2CD1E
RGBrgb(178, 205, 30)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.8039, 0.1176
RGB percentages69.8%, 80.4%, 11.8%
HSLhsl(69.3, 74.5%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(69.3, 85.4%, 80.4%)
CMYK13.2%, 0%, 85.4%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,717,918
CSS custom property--colour: #B2CD1E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53221WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.64:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#4D32E1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DBC100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#D8C133no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original
Tritanopia#BDC1AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 11.5Green yellow · ΔE 28.3Yellow · ΔE 29.2Gold · ΔE 31.6Olivedrab · ΔE 33.6Olive · ΔE 35.2
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 11.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#391ECD
Analogous#CD911E, #5ACD1E
Triadic#1EB2CD, #CD1EB2
Split complementary#1E5ACD, #911ECD
Tetradic#1ECD91, #391ECD, #CD1E5A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEF6C1
Lighter +30%#E1EF95
Lighter +20%#D5E968
Lighter +10%#C9E23C
Darker −10%#8BA117
Darker −20%#657411
Darker −30%#3E480A
Darker −40%#171B04
More saturated +25%#C6EA01
Less saturated −25%#9EB03B

Channel breakdown

R178
G205
B30
Red178 (69.8%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue30 (11.8%)
Hue69.26°
Saturation (HSL)74.47%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B2 · G CD · B 1E

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