Colour

#B7C540

#B7C540
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Yellow green

#B7C540 is a yellow with RGB values 183, 197, 64 and HSL 66°, 53%, 51%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

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HEX#B7C540

RGBrgb(183, 197, 64)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.7725, 0.251

RGB percentages71.8%, 77.3%, 25.1%

HSLhsl(66.3, 53.4%, 51.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(66.3, 67.5%, 77.3%)

CMYK7.1%, 0%, 67.5%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,043,584

CSS custom property--colour: #B7C540;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5037WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness182.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.07:1

Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8

Inverted#483ABF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D3BB2Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#D2BD4Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original

Tritanopia#C2BAAAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 16.8 Khaki · ΔE 25.6 Olivedrab · ΔE 25.7 Dark khaki · ΔE 26.4 Olive · ΔE 26.6 Goldenrod · ΔE 31.6

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 16.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4E40C5

Analogous#C59140, #74C540

Triadic#40B7C5, #C540B7

Split complementary#4075C5, #9040C5

Tetradic#40C590, #4E40C5, #C54075

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2F5DC

Lighter +30%#E3E9B5

Lighter +20%#D4DD8E

Lighter +10%#C6D167

Darker −10%#95A131

Darker −20%#717A25

Darker −30%#4D5319

Darker −40%#292C0D

More saturated +25%#D0E421

Less saturated −25%#9EA65F

Channel breakdown

R183

G197

B64

Red183 (71.8%)

Green197 (77.3%)

Blue64 (25.1%)

Hue66.32°

Saturation (HSL)53.41%

Lightness51.18%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B7 · G C5 · B 40

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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