Recognised as Colour
#B8BC71
- #B8BC71
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#B8BC71 is a yellow with RGB values 184, 188, 113 and HSL 63°, 36%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#B8BC71#B8BC71
HEX#B8BC71
RGBrgb(184, 188, 113)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.7373, 0.4431
RGB percentages72.2%, 73.7%, 44.3%
HSLhsl(63.2, 35.9%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(63.2, 39.9%, 73.7%)
CMYK2.1%, 0%, 39.9%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,106,865
CSS custom property--colour: #B8BC71;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47349WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.8 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#B6B6B6
Inverted#47438E
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#7571BC
Analogous#BC9B71, #92BC71
Triadic#71B8BC, #BC71B8
Split complementary#7192BC, #9B71BC
Tetradic#71BC9B, #7571BC, #BC7193
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R184
G188
B113
Red184 (72.2%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue113 (44.3%)
Hue63.2°
Saturation (HSL)35.89%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B8 · G BC · B 71
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B8BC71 (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 950.071 g/mol
- 80 atoms
B8BC71 has a molar mass of 950.071 g/mol, made up of 80 atoms across 2 elements: 9 × B, 71 × C.
Molar mass
Molar mass950.071 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule80
Distinct elements2
Mass of one molecule1.57763 × 10^-21 g
Molecules per gram6.3386218 × 10^20
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
B10.2%
C89.8%
Boron (B × 9)97.29 g/mol, 10.24%
Carbon (C × 71)852.781 g/mol, 89.76%
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