Colour

#B6CB1D

#B6CB1D
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Yellow green

#B6CB1D is a yellow with RGB values 182, 203, 29 and HSL 67°, 75%, 45%. 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

#B6CB1D#B6CB1D

HEX#B6CB1D

RGBrgb(182, 203, 29)

RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.7961, 0.1137

RGB percentages71.4%, 79.6%, 11.4%

HSLhsl(67.2, 75%, 45.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(67.2, 85.7%, 79.6%)

CMYK10.3%, 0%, 85.7%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,979,549

CSS custom property--colour: #B6CB1D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52746WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness184.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.55:1

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

Contrast with black11.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BABABA

Inverted#4934E2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D9C000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#D7C132no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original

Tritanopia#C2BFADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.9 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 text11.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 13.6 Yellow · ΔE 28.8 Gold · ΔE 29.5 Green yellow · ΔE 30.6 Olivedrab · ΔE 33.5 Olive · ΔE 33.9

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 13.57, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#321DCB

Analogous#CB891D, #5FCB1D

Triadic#1DB6CB, #CB1DB6

Split complementary#1D5FCB, #891DCB

Tetradic#1DCB89, #321DCB, #CB1D5F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EFF6BE

Lighter +30%#E4EF92

Lighter +20%#D9E965

Lighter +10%#CEE338

Darker −10%#8E9E17

Darker −20%#667210

Darker −30%#3E450A

Darker −40%#161904

More saturated +25%#CCE800

Less saturated −25%#A0AE3A

Channel breakdown

R182

G203

B29

Red182 (71.4%)

Green203 (79.6%)

Blue29 (11.4%)

Hue67.24°

Saturation (HSL)75%

Lightness45.49%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B6 · G CB · B 1D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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