Recognised as Colour
#B9BB2D
- #B9BB2D
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Yellow green
#B9BB2D is a yellow with RGB values 185, 187, 45 and HSL 61°, 61%, 45%. 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
#B9BB2D#B9BB2D
HEX#B9BB2D
RGBrgb(185, 187, 45)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.7333, 0.1765
RGB percentages72.5%, 73.3%, 17.6%
HSLhsl(60.8, 61.2%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60.8, 75.9%, 73.3%)
CMYK1.1%, 0%, 75.9%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,172,077
CSS custom property--colour: #B9BB2D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46044WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.21:1
Contrast with white2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#4644D2
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 text10.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2F2DBB
Analogous#BB762D, #72BB2D
Triadic#2DB9BB, #BB2DB9
Split complementary#2D72BB, #762DBB
Tetradic#2DBB76, #2F2DBB, #BB2D72
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R185
G187
B45
Red185 (72.5%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue45 (17.6%)
Hue60.85°
Saturation (HSL)61.21%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B9 · G BB · B 2D
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