Recognised as Colour

#B5CB35

#B5CB35
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Yellow green

#B5CB35 is a yellow with RGB values 181, 203, 53 and HSL 69°, 59%, 50%. 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

#B5CB35#B5CB35

HEX#B5CB35

RGBrgb(181, 203, 53)

RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.7961, 0.2078

RGB percentages71%, 79.6%, 20.8%

HSLhsl(68.8, 59.1%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(68.8, 73.9%, 79.6%)

CMYK10.8%, 0%, 73.9%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,914,037

CSS custom property--colour: #B5CB35;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52793WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness185.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.56:1

Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB

Inverted#4A34CA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D9C014no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#D6C142no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original

Tritanopia#C0C0AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 11.9 Olivedrab · ΔE 29.2 Khaki · ΔE 30.9 Olive · ΔE 31 Gold · ΔE 32.6 Green yellow · ΔE 33.2

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 11.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4B35CB

Analogous#CB9635, #6ACB35

Triadic#35B5CB, #CB35B5

Split complementary#356ACB, #9635CB

Tetradic#35CB96, #4B35CB, #CB356A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0F5D7

Lighter +30%#E2EAAF

Lighter +20%#D3E086

Lighter +10%#C4D55E

Darker −10%#91A32A

Darker −20%#6D7A20

Darker −30%#495215

Darker −40%#25290B

More saturated +25%#CBEB15

Less saturated −25%#9FAB55

Channel breakdown

R181

G203

B53

Red181 (71%)

Green203 (79.6%)

Blue53 (20.8%)

Hue68.8°

Saturation (HSL)59.06%

Lightness50.2%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B5 · G CB · B 35

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B5CB35 (chemical formula)

Formula
444.411 g/mol
41 atoms

B5CB35 has a molar mass of 444.411 g/mol, made up of 41 atoms across 2 elements: 40 × B, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass444.411 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule41

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule7.3796183 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.3550836 × 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

B97.3%

C2.7%

Boron (B × 40)432.4 g/mol, 97.297%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 2.703%

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