Recognised as Colour
#B6BC57
- #B6BC57
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#B6BC57 is a yellow with RGB values 182, 188, 87 and HSL 64°, 43%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#B6BC57#B6BC57
HEX#B6BC57
RGBrgb(182, 188, 87)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.7373, 0.3412
RGB percentages71.4%, 73.7%, 34.1%
HSLhsl(63.6, 43%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(63.6, 53.7%, 73.7%)
CMYK3.2%, 0%, 53.7%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,975,767
CSS custom property--colour: #B6BC57;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.466WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.32:1
Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#4943A8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5D57BC
Analogous#BC9057, #84BC57
Triadic#57B6BC, #BC57B6
Split complementary#5784BC, #8F57BC
Tetradic#57BC8F, #5D57BC, #BC5784
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R182
G188
B87
Red182 (71.4%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue87 (34.1%)
Hue63.56°
Saturation (HSL)42.98%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B6 · G BC · B 57
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B6BC57 (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 760.297 g/mol
- 64 atoms
B6BC57 has a molar mass of 760.297 g/mol, made up of 64 atoms across 2 elements: 7 × B, 57 × C.
Molar mass
Molar mass760.297 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule64
Distinct elements2
Mass of one molecule1.2625029 × 10^-21 g
Molecules per gram7.9207741 × 10^20
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
B10%
C90%
Boron (B × 7)75.67 g/mol, 9.953%
Carbon (C × 57)684.627 g/mol, 90.047%
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