Colour

#B6BA1E

#B6BA1E
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Yellow green

#B6BA1E is a yellow with RGB values 182, 186, 30 and HSL 62°, 72%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#B6BA1E#B6BA1E

HEX#B6BA1E

RGBrgb(182, 186, 30)

RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.7294, 0.1176

RGB percentages71.4%, 72.9%, 11.8%

HSLhsl(61.5, 72.2%, 42.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(61.5, 83.9%, 72.9%)

CMYK2.2%, 0%, 83.9%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,975,198

CSS custom property--colour: #B6BA1E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45157WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness174.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.03:1

Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE

Inverted#4945E1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C9B100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#CAB52Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original

Tritanopia#C3AE9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 20.3 Olive · ΔE 25.4 Goldenrod · ΔE 26.9 Gold · ΔE 27.6 Olivedrab · ΔE 28.9 Khaki · ΔE 31.6

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 20.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#221EBA

Analogous#BA701E, #68BA1E

Triadic#1EB6BA, #BA1EB6

Split complementary#1E68BA, #701EBA

Tetradic#1EBA70, #221EBA, #BA1E68

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1F3B2

Lighter +30%#E9EB86

Lighter +20%#E1E45A

Lighter +10%#D9DD2E

Darker −10%#8B8E17

Darker −20%#606210

Darker −30%#353609

Darker −40%#0A0A02

More saturated +25%#D0D503

Less saturated −25%#9C9F39

Channel breakdown

R182

G186

B30

Red182 (71.4%)

Green186 (72.9%)

Blue30 (11.8%)

Hue61.54°

Saturation (HSL)72.22%

Lightness42.35%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B6 · G BA · B 1E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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