Colour
#B9BB00
- #B9BB00
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Yellow green
#B9BB00 is a yellow with RGB values 185, 187, 0 and HSL 61°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.
Colour values
#B9BB00#B9BB00
HEX#B9BB00
RGBrgb(185, 187, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.7333, 0
RGB percentages72.5%, 73.3%, 0%
HSLhsl(60.6, 100%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60.6, 100%, 73.3%)
CMYK1.1%, 0%, 100%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,172,032
CSS custom property--colour: #B9BB00;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45855WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.17:1
Contrast with white2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#4644FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0200BB
Analogous#BB5F00, #5CBB00
Triadic#00B9BB, #BB00B9
Split complementary#005CBB, #6000BB
Tetradic#00BB5F, #0200BB, #BB005B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R185
G187
B0
Red185 (72.5%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue60.64°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B9 · G BB · B 00
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