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Recognised as Colour

#B8D705

  • #B8D705
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#B8D705 is a yellow with RGB values 184, 215, 5 and HSL 69°, 95%, 43%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#B8D705#B8D705
HEX#B8D705
RGBrgb(184, 215, 5)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.8431, 0.0196
RGB percentages72.2%, 84.3%, 2%
HSLhsl(68.9, 95.5%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(68.9, 97.7%, 84.3%)
CMYK14.4%, 0%, 97.7%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,113,669
CSS custom property--colour: #B8D705;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58802WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.76:1
Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#4728FA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E6CA00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#E2CA2Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Tritanopia#C4CBB7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 15.4Green yellow · ΔE 23.4Yellow · ΔE 23.9Gold · ΔE 31.3Lawn green · ΔE 37.2Chartreuse · ΔE 37.7
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 15.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2405D7
Analogous#D78D05, #4FD705
Triadic#05B8D7, #D705B8
Split complementary#054FD7, #8D05D7
Tetradic#05D78D, #2405D7, #D7054F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1FDAB
Lighter +30%#E9FC79
Lighter +20%#E0FB47
Lighter +10%#D8FA15
Darker −10%#8DA504
Darker −20%#637303
Darker −30%#384102
Darker −40%#0D1000
More saturated +25%#BCDC00
Less saturated −25%#A5BC21

Channel breakdown

R184
G215
B5
Red184 (72.2%)
Green215 (84.3%)
Blue5 (2%)
Hue68.86°
Saturation (HSL)95.45%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B8 · G D7 · B 05

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