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Recognised as Colour

#B8CB07

  • #B8CB07
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#B8CB07 is a yellow with RGB values 184, 203, 7 and HSL 66°, 93%, 41%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#B8CB07#B8CB07
HEX#B8CB07
RGBrgb(184, 203, 7)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.7961, 0.0275
RGB percentages72.2%, 79.6%, 2.7%
HSLhsl(65.8, 93.3%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(65.8, 96.6%, 79.6%)
CMYK9.4%, 0%, 96.6%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,110,599
CSS custom property--colour: #B8CB07;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52918WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.58:1
Contrast with white1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#4734F8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DAC000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#D8C129no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original
Tritanopia#C5BFADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 15.9Yellow · ΔE 26.3Gold · ΔE 27.7Green yellow · ΔE 30.3Olive · ΔE 35.6Olivedrab · ΔE 36
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 15.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1A07CB
Analogous#CB7C07, #56CB07
Triadic#07B8CB, #CB07B8
Split complementary#0756CB, #7C07CB
Tetradic#07CB7C, #1A07CB, #CB0756

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3FCA2
Lighter +30%#EDFA71
Lighter +20%#E6F840
Lighter +10%#E0F70E
Darker −10%#8B9A05
Darker −20%#5F6804
Darker −30%#323702
Darker −40%#050600
More saturated +25%#BED200
Less saturated −25%#A3B121

Channel breakdown

R184
G203
B7
Red184 (72.2%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue7 (2.7%)
Hue65.82°
Saturation (HSL)93.33%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B8 · G CB · B 07

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