Recognised as Colour
#B7BF09
- #B7BF09
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Yellow green
#B7BF09 is a yellow with RGB values 183, 191, 9 and HSL 63°, 91%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.
Colour values
#B7BF09#B7BF09
HEX#B7BF09
RGBrgb(183, 191, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.749, 0.0353
RGB percentages71.8%, 74.9%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(62.6, 91%, 39.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(62.6, 95.3%, 74.9%)
CMYK4.2%, 0%, 95.3%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,041,993
CSS custom property--colour: #B7BF09;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47349WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.47:1
Contrast with white2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#4840F6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1109BF
Analogous#BF6C09, #5CBF09
Triadic#09B7BF, #BF09B7
Split complementary#095CBF, #6C09BF
Tetradic#09BF6C, #1109BF, #BF095C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R183
G191
B9
Red183 (71.8%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue62.64°
Saturation (HSL)91%
Lightness39.22%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B7 · G BF · B 09
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