Recognised as Colour

#B6CA4B

#B6CA4B
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Yellow green

#B6CA4B is a yellow with RGB values 182, 202, 75 and HSL 69°, 55%, 54%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#B6CA4B#B6CA4B

HEX#B6CA4B

RGBrgb(182, 202, 75)

RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.7922, 0.2941

RGB percentages71.4%, 79.2%, 29.4%

HSLhsl(69.4, 54.5%, 54.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(69.4, 62.9%, 79.2%)

CMYK9.9%, 0%, 62.9%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,979,339

CSS custom property--colour: #B6CA4B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52694WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness185.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.54:1

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

Contrast with black11.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD

Inverted#4935B4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D7C03Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#D5C154no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original

Tritanopia#C0BFB0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.8 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 text11.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 15.9 Khaki · ΔE 24.1 Olivedrab · ΔE 25.3 Dark khaki · ΔE 25.3 Olive · ΔE 28.2 Light green · ΔE 32.7

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 15.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5F4BCA

Analogous#CA9F4B, #76CA4B

Triadic#4BB6CA, #CA4BB6

Split complementary#4B76CA, #9F4BCA

Tetradic#4BCA9F, #5F4BCA, #CA4B76

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6F8E9

Lighter +30%#E6EDC1

Lighter +20%#D6E19A

Lighter +10%#C6D672

Darker −10%#9BAF33

Darker −20%#788728

Darker −30%#55601C

Darker −40%#323811

More saturated +25%#CAE72E

Less saturated −25%#A2AD68

Channel breakdown

R182

G202

B75

Red182 (71.4%)

Green202 (79.2%)

Blue75 (29.4%)

Hue69.45°

Saturation (HSL)54.51%

Lightness54.31%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B6 · G CA · B 4B

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B6Ca4B (chemical formula)

Formula
235.982 g/mol
11 atoms

B6Ca4B has a molar mass of 235.982 g/mol, made up of 11 atoms across 2 elements: 7 × B, 4 × Ca.

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Molar mass

Molar mass235.982 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule11

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule3.9185733 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.5519492 × 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

B32.1%

Ca67.9%

Boron (B × 7)75.67 g/mol, 32.066%

Calcium (Ca × 4)160.312 g/mol, 67.934%

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