Recognised as Colour

#B9C802

#B9C802
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Yellow green

#B9C802 is a yellow with RGB values 185, 200, 2 and HSL 65°, 98%, 40%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#B9C802#B9C802

HEX#B9C802

RGBrgb(185, 200, 2)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.7843, 0.0078

RGB percentages72.5%, 78.4%, 0.8%

HSLhsl(64.5, 98%, 39.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(64.5, 99%, 78.4%)

CMYK7.5%, 0%, 99%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,175,362

CSS custom property--colour: #B9C802;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51627WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness183.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.33:1

Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7

Inverted#4637FD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D7BD00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#D6C026no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C6BBAAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 17.2 Gold · ΔE 26.5 Yellow · ΔE 26.7 Green yellow · ΔE 32.2 Olive · ΔE 34.4 Goldenrod · ΔE 34.5

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 17.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1102C8

Analogous#C87402, #56C802

Triadic#02B9C8, #C802B9

Split complementary#0256C8, #7402C8

Tetradic#02C874, #1102C8, #C80256

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6FE98

Lighter +30%#F2FD66

Lighter +20%#EEFD33

Lighter +10%#E8FA03

Darker −10%#8A9601

Darker −20%#5C6301

Darker −30%#2D3100

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BBCA00

Less saturated −25%#A4AF1B

Channel breakdown

R185

G200

Red185 (72.5%)

Green200 (78.4%)

Blue2 (0.8%)

Hue64.55°

Saturation (HSL)98.02%

Lightness39.61%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B9 · G C8 · B 02

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B9C802 (chemical formula)

Formula
9,730.112 g/mol
811 atoms

B9C802 has a molar mass of 9,730.112 g/mol, made up of 811 atoms across 2 elements: 9 × B, 802 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass9,730.112 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule811

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.6157231 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram6.1891793 × 10^19

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

B1%

C99%

Boron (B × 9)97.29 g/mol, 1%

Carbon (C × 802)9,632.822 g/mol, 99%

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