Recognised as Colour

#B8BE1F

#B8BE1F
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Yellow green

#B8BE1F is a yellow with RGB values 184, 190, 31 and HSL 62°, 72%, 43%. 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

#B8BE1F#B8BE1F

HEX#B8BE1F

RGBrgb(184, 190, 31)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.7451, 0.1216

RGB percentages72.2%, 74.5%, 12.2%

HSLhsl(62.3, 71.9%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(62.3, 83.7%, 74.5%)

CMYK3.2%, 0%, 83.7%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,107,295

CSS custom property--colour: #B8BE1F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47116WCAG 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 10.42:1

Contrast with white2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1

Inverted#4741E0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CDB500no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#CEB830no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C5B2A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 19.2 Olive · ΔE 27.1 Gold · ΔE 27.2 Goldenrod · ΔE 28.1 Olivedrab · ΔE 30 Khaki · ΔE 32

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 19.2, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#251FBE

Analogous#BE741F, #69BE1F

Triadic#1FB8BE, #BE1FB8

Split complementary#1F69BE, #741FBE

Tetradic#1FBE74, #251FBE, #BE1F69

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1F3B6

Lighter +30%#E8EC8A

Lighter +20%#E0E55E

Lighter +10%#D7DE32

Darker −10%#8E9218

Darker −20%#636611

Darker −30%#393A0A

Darker −40%#0E0F02

More saturated +25%#D2DA03

Less saturated −25%#9EA23B

Channel breakdown

R184

G190

B31

Red184 (72.2%)

Green190 (74.5%)

Blue31 (12.2%)

Hue62.26°

Saturation (HSL)71.95%

Lightness43.33%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B8 · G BE · B 1F

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B8Be1F (chemical formula)

Formula
114.4902 g/mol
10 atoms

B8Be1F has a molar mass of 114.4902 g/mol, made up of 10 atoms across 3 elements: 8 × B, 1 × Be, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass114.4902 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule10

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.9011545 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram5.2599618 × 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

B75.5%

Be7.9%

F16.6%

Boron (B × 8)86.48 g/mol, 75.535%

Beryllium (Be)9.0122 g/mol, 7.872%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 16.594%

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