Colour

#B8BD00

#B8BD00
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Yellow green

#B8BD00 is a yellow with RGB values 184, 189, 0 and HSL 62°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#B8BD00#B8BD00

HEX#B8BD00

RGBrgb(184, 189, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.7412, 0

RGB percentages72.2%, 74.1%, 0%

HSLhsl(61.6, 100%, 37.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(61.6, 100%, 74.1%)

CMYK2.6%, 0%, 100%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,107,008

CSS custom property--colour: #B8BD00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46586WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness176.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.32:1

Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE

Inverted#4742FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CDB400no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#CEB822no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original

Tritanopia#C6B0A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 20.6 Gold · ΔE 24.9 Goldenrod · ΔE 28.7 Olive · ΔE 29.4 Yellow · ΔE 30.4 Olivedrab · ΔE 33

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 20.58, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0500BD

Analogous#BD6300, #5ABD00

Triadic#00B8BD, #BD00B8

Split complementary#005ABD, #6300BD

Tetradic#00BD63, #0500BD, #BD005A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCFF8A

Lighter +30%#FBFF57

Lighter +20%#F9FF24

Lighter +10%#EAF000

Darker −10%#868A00

Darker −20%#555700

Darker −30%#232400

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B8BD00

Less saturated −25%#A2A518

Channel breakdown

R184

G189

Red184 (72.2%)

Green189 (74.1%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue61.59°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness37.06%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B8 · G BD · B 00

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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