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Recognised as Colour

#B5D940

  • #B5D940
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#B5D940 is a green with RGB values 181, 217, 64 and HSL 74°, 67%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#B5D940#B5D940
HEX#B5D940
RGBrgb(181, 217, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.851, 0.251
RGB percentages71%, 85.1%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(74.1, 66.8%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(74.1, 70.5%, 85.1%)
CMYK16.6%, 0%, 70.5%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,917,632
CSS custom property--colour: #B5D940;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5982WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.96:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#4A26BF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E6CC25no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#E1CB4Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original
Tritanopia#BECEBBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 7.8Green yellow · ΔE 26.9Olivedrab · ΔE 32.7Yellow · ΔE 32.8Khaki · ΔE 33.4Light green · ΔE 34
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 7.84, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6440D9
Analogous#D9B140, #69D940
Triadic#40B5D9, #D940B5
Split complementary#4069D9, #B140D9
Tetradic#40D9B1, #6440D9, #D94069

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7FBEA
Lighter +30%#E6F2C0
Lighter +20%#D6EA95
Lighter +10%#C5E16B
Darker −10%#9CC026
Darker −20%#79951E
Darker −30%#576B15
Darker −40%#34400D
More saturated +25%#C4F623
Less saturated −25%#A6BC5D

Channel breakdown

R181
G217
B64
Red181 (71%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue74.12°
Saturation (HSL)66.81%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B5 · G D9 · B 40

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