Recognised as Colour

#B9BB57

#B9BB57
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark khaki

#B9BB57 is a yellow with RGB values 185, 187, 87 and HSL 61°, 42%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#B9BB57#B9BB57

HEX#B9BB57

RGBrgb(185, 187, 87)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.7333, 0.3412

RGB percentages72.5%, 73.3%, 34.1%

HSLhsl(61.2, 42.4%, 53.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(61.2, 53.5%, 73.3%)

CMYK1.1%, 0%, 53.5%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,172,119

CSS custom property--colour: #B9BB57;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46543WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness177.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.31:1

Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3

Inverted#4644A8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C8B44Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#C9B75Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original

Tritanopia#C4B1A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 11.8 Khaki · ΔE 17.9 Olive · ΔE 23.2 Olivedrab · ΔE 23.7 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 26.4 Yellow green · ΔE 29.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 11.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5957BB

Analogous#BB8B57, #87BB57

Triadic#57B9BB, #BB57B9

Split complementary#5787BB, #8B57BB

Tetradic#57BB8B, #5957BB, #BB5787

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6F6E8

Lighter +30%#E6E7C4

Lighter +20%#D7D8A0

Lighter +10%#C8CA7B

Darker −10%#9D9F40

Darker −20%#797A32

Darker −30%#555623

Darker −40%#313214

More saturated +25%#D5D83A

Less saturated −25%#9D9D75

Channel breakdown

R185

G187

B87

Red185 (72.5%)

Green187 (73.3%)

Blue87 (34.1%)

Hue61.2°

Saturation (HSL)42.37%

Lightness53.73%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B9 · G BB · B 57

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Harmonies

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B9BB57 (chemical formula)

Formula
724.27 g/mol
67 atoms

B9BB57 has a molar mass of 724.27 g/mol, made up of 67 atoms across 1 element: 67 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass724.27 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule67

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule1.2026786 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram8.3147732 × 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

B100%

Boron (B × 67)724.27 g/mol, 100%

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