Recognised as Colour
#B9C808
- #B9C808
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Yellow green
#B9C808 is a yellow with RGB values 185, 200, 8 and HSL 65°, 92%, 41%. 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
#B9C808#B9C808
HEX#B9C808
RGBrgb(185, 200, 8)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.7843, 0.0314
RGB percentages72.5%, 78.4%, 3.1%
HSLhsl(64.7, 92.3%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(64.7, 96%, 78.4%)
CMYK7.5%, 0%, 96%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,175,368
CSS custom property--colour: #B9C808;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.5164WCAG 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#4637F7
Colour vision & accessibility
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
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1708C8
Analogous#C87708, #59C808
Triadic#08B9C8, #C808B9
Split complementary#0859C8, #7708C8
Tetradic#08C877, #1708C8, #C80859
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R185
G200
B8
Red185 (72.5%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue8 (3.1%)
Hue64.69°
Saturation (HSL)92.31%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B9 · G C8 · B 08
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B9C808 (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 9,802.178 g/mol
- 817 atoms
B9C808 has a molar mass of 9,802.178 g/mol, made up of 817 atoms across 2 elements: 9 × B, 808 × C.
Molar mass
Molar mass9,802.178 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule817
Distinct elements2
Mass of one molecule1.62769 × 10^-20 g
Molecules per gram6.1436762 × 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, 0.993%
Carbon (C × 808)9,704.888 g/mol, 99.007%
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