Recognised as Colour

#B8CD39

#B8CD39
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Yellow green

#B8CD39 is a yellow with RGB values 184, 205, 57 and HSL 69°, 60%, 51%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#B8CD39#B8CD39

HEX#B8CD39

RGBrgb(184, 205, 57)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.8039, 0.2235

RGB percentages72.2%, 80.4%, 22.4%

HSLhsl(68.5, 59.7%, 51.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(68.5, 72.2%, 80.4%)

CMYK10.2%, 0%, 72.2%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,111,161

CSS custom property--colour: #B8CD39;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54148WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness187.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.83:1

Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE

Inverted#4732C6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DBC21Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#D9C345no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C3C2B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 12.5 Olivedrab · ΔE 29.5 Khaki · ΔE 29.9 Olive · ΔE 31.3 Gold · ΔE 32.3 Dark khaki · ΔE 32.8

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 12.48, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4E39CD

Analogous#CD9839, #6ECD39

Triadic#39B8CD, #CD39B8

Split complementary#396ECD, #9839CD

Tetradic#39CD98, #4E39CD, #CD396E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2F6DC

Lighter +30%#E4ECB3

Lighter +20%#D5E28A

Lighter +10%#C7D762

Darker −10%#97A82B

Darker −20%#728020

Darker −30%#4E5716

Darker −40%#292E0C

More saturated +25%#CEEC1A

Less saturated −25%#A2AE58

Channel breakdown

R184

G205

B57

Red184 (72.2%)

Green205 (80.4%)

Blue57 (22.4%)

Hue68.51°

Saturation (HSL)59.68%

Lightness51.37%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B8 · G CD · B 39

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Also reads as

B8Cd39 (chemical formula)

Formula
4,470.47 g/mol
47 atoms

B8Cd39 has a molar mass of 4,470.47 g/mol, made up of 47 atoms across 2 elements: 8 × B, 39 × Cd.

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Molar mass

Molar mass4,470.47 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule47

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule7.4233901 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.3470934 × 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

B1.9%

Cd98.1%

Boron (B × 8)86.48 g/mol, 1.934%

Cadmium (Cd × 39)4,383.99 g/mol, 98.066%

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