Colour

#B9BB34

#B9BB34
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Yellow green

#B9BB34 is a yellow with RGB values 185, 187, 52 and HSL 61°, 56%, 47%. 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

#B9BB34#B9BB34

HEX#B9BB34

RGBrgb(185, 187, 52)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.7333, 0.2039

RGB percentages72.5%, 73.3%, 20.4%

HSLhsl(60.9, 56.5%, 46.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60.9, 72.2%, 73.3%)

CMYK1.1%, 0%, 72.2%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,172,084

CSS custom property--colour: #B9BB34;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46103WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness176.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.22:1

Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1

Inverted#4644CB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CAB31Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#CBB73Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original

Tritanopia#C6AFA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 21.7 Olive · ΔE 23.2 Goldenrod · ΔE 25.8 Dark khaki · ΔE 25.8 Khaki · ΔE 26.4 Olivedrab · ΔE 26.4

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 21.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3634BB

Analogous#BB7934, #75BB34

Triadic#34B9BB, #BB34B9

Split complementary#3475BB, #7A34BB

Tetradic#34BB7A, #3634BB, #BB3475

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0F0CB

Lighter +30%#E4E5A3

Lighter +20%#D9DA7B

Lighter +10%#CDCF53

Darker −10%#929329

Darker −20%#6A6B1E

Darker −30%#434313

Darker −40%#1B1B08

More saturated +25%#D6D916

Less saturated −25%#9C9D52

Channel breakdown

R185

G187

B52

Red185 (72.5%)

Green187 (73.3%)

Blue52 (20.4%)

Hue60.89°

Saturation (HSL)56.49%

Lightness46.86%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B9 · G BB · B 34

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Colour values

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