Recognised as Colour

#B9BE5B

#B9BE5B
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark khaki

#B9BE5B is a yellow with RGB values 185, 190, 91 and HSL 63°, 43%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#B9BE5B#B9BE5B

HEX#B9BE5B

RGBrgb(185, 190, 91)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.7451, 0.3569

RGB percentages72.5%, 74.5%, 35.7%

HSLhsl(63, 43.2%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(63, 52.1%, 74.5%)

CMYK2.6%, 0%, 52.1%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,172,891

CSS custom property--colour: #B9BE5B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47897WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness179.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.58:1

Contrast with white1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6

Inverted#4641A4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CBB752no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#CBB960no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original

Tritanopia#C4B4A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 11.7 Khaki · ΔE 17.3 Olivedrab · ΔE 23.8 Olive · ΔE 24.4 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 25.5 Yellow green · ΔE 28.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 11.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#605BBE

Analogous#BE925B, #88BE5B

Triadic#5BB9BE, #BE5BB9

Split complementary#5B88BE, #925BBE

Tetradic#5BBE92, #605BBE, #BE5B88

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F7F8ED

Lighter +30%#E8E9C9

Lighter +20%#D8DBA4

Lighter +10%#C9CC80

Darker −10%#A0A541

Darker −20%#7C8033

Darker −30%#595C24

Darker −40%#353716

More saturated +25%#D3DB3E

Less saturated −25%#9FA178

Channel breakdown

R185

G190

B91

Red185 (72.5%)

Green190 (74.5%)

Blue91 (35.7%)

Hue63.03°

Saturation (HSL)43.23%

Lightness55.1%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B9 · G BE · B 5B

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B9Be5B (chemical formula)

Formula
153.161 g/mol
15 atoms

B9Be5B has a molar mass of 153.161 g/mol, made up of 15 atoms across 2 elements: 10 × B, 5 × Be.

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Molar mass

Molar mass153.161 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule15

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule2.5432982 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.9319022 × 10^21

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

B70.6%

Be29.4%

Boron (B × 10)108.1 g/mol, 70.579%

Beryllium (Be × 5)45.061 g/mol, 29.421%

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