Recognised as Colour
#B9C26F
- #B9C26F
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#B9C26F is a yellow with RGB values 185, 194, 111 and HSL 67°, 40%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#B9C26F#B9C26F
HEX#B9C26F
RGBrgb(185, 194, 111)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.7608, 0.4353
RGB percentages72.5%, 76.1%, 43.5%
HSLhsl(66.5, 40.5%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(66.5, 42.8%, 76.1%)
CMYK4.6%, 0%, 42.8%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,173,935
CSS custom property--colour: #B9C26F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50046WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.01:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#463D90
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#786FC2
Analogous#C2A26F, #90C26F
Triadic#6FB9C2, #C26FB9
Split complementary#6F90C2, #A26FC2
Tetradic#6FC2A2, #786FC2, #C26F8F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R185
G194
B111
Red185 (72.5%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue111 (43.5%)
Hue66.51°
Saturation (HSL)40.49%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B9 · G C2 · B 6F
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B9C26F (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 428.574 g/mol
- 36 atoms
B9C26F has a molar mass of 428.574 g/mol, made up of 36 atoms across 3 elements: 9 × B, 26 × C, 1 × F.
Molar mass
Molar mass428.574 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule36
Distinct elements3
Mass of one molecule7.1166387 × 10^-22 g
Molecules per gram1.4051577 × 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
B22.7%
C72.9%
F4.4%
Boron (B × 9)97.29 g/mol, 22.701%
Carbon (C × 26)312.286 g/mol, 72.866%
Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 4.433%
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