Colour

#B6D900

#B6D900
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Yellow green

#B6D900 is a yellow with RGB values 182, 217, 0 and HSL 70°, 100%, 43%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

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HEX#B6D900

RGBrgb(182, 217, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.851, 0

RGB percentages71.4%, 85.1%, 0%

HSLhsl(69.7, 100%, 42.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(69.7, 100%, 85.1%)

CMYK16.1%, 0%, 100%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,983,104

CSS custom property--colour: #B6D900;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59571WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness193.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.91:1

Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2

Inverted#4926FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E7CB00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#E3CB2Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.1 from the original

Tritanopia#C1CDB8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 15.5 Green yellow · ΔE 21.6 Yellow · ΔE 24.1 Gold · ΔE 32.8 Lawn green · ΔE 35.3 Chartreuse · ΔE 35.8

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 15.53, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2300D9

Analogous#D99000, #49D900

Triadic#00B6D9, #D900B6

Split complementary#0049D9, #9000D9

Tetradic#00D990, #2300D9, #D90049

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1FFA6

Lighter +30%#E8FF73

Lighter +20%#E0FF40

Lighter +10%#D8FF0D

Darker −10%#8BA600

Darker −20%#607300

Darker −30%#364000

Darker −40%#0B0D00

More saturated +25%#B6D900

Less saturated −25%#A4BE1B

Channel breakdown

R182

G217

Red182 (71.4%)

Green217 (85.1%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue69.68°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness42.55%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B6 · G D9 · B 00

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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