Recognised as Colour

#B8BE12

#B8BE12
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Yellow green

#B8BE12 is a yellow with RGB values 184, 190, 18 and HSL 62°, 83%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#B8BE12#B8BE12

HEX#B8BE12

RGBrgb(184, 190, 18)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.7451, 0.0706

RGB percentages72.2%, 74.5%, 7.1%

HSLhsl(62.1, 82.7%, 40.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(62.1, 90.5%, 74.5%)

CMYK3.2%, 0%, 90.5%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,107,282

CSS custom property--colour: #B8BE12;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47061WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness177.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.41:1

Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0

Inverted#4741ED

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CDB500no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#CEB829no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C5B2A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 19.6 Gold · ΔE 25.9 Olive · ΔE 28.5 Goldenrod · ΔE 28.7 Yellow · ΔE 31.4 Olivedrab · ΔE 31.7

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 19.6, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1812BE

Analogous#BE6E12, #62BE12

Triadic#12B8BE, #BE12B8

Split complementary#1262BE, #6E12BE

Tetradic#12BE6E, #1812BE, #BE1262

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4F7A5

Lighter +30%#EEF277

Lighter +20%#E8EE48

Lighter +10%#E2E91A

Darker −10%#8B8F0E

Darker −20%#5E6109

Darker −30%#313205

Darker −40%#040400

More saturated +25%#C9D000

Less saturated −25%#A0A42C

Channel breakdown

R184

G190

B18

Red184 (72.2%)

Green190 (74.5%)

Blue18 (7.1%)

Hue62.09°

Saturation (HSL)82.69%

Lightness40.78%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B8 · G BE · B 12

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B8Be12 (chemical formula)

Formula
194.6264 g/mol
20 atoms

B8Be12 has a molar mass of 194.6264 g/mol, made up of 20 atoms across 2 elements: 8 × B, 12 × Be.

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Molar mass

Molar mass194.6264 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule20

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule3.2318474 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.0942055 × 10^21

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

B44.4%

Be55.6%

Boron (B × 8)86.48 g/mol, 44.434%

Beryllium (Be × 12)108.1464 g/mol, 55.566%

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