Colour

#B9CC00

#B9CC00
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Yellow green

#B9CC00 is a yellow with RGB values 185, 204, 0 and HSL 66°, 100%, 40%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#B9CC00#B9CC00

HEX#B9CC00

RGBrgb(185, 204, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.8, 0

RGB percentages72.5%, 80%, 0%

HSLhsl(65.6, 100%, 40%)

HSV / HSBhsv(65.6, 100%, 80%)

CMYK9.3%, 0%, 100%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,176,384

CSS custom property--colour: #B9CC00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.535WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness186.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.7:1

Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9

Inverted#4633FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DBC100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#DAC227no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original

Tritanopia#C6BFADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 16.5 Yellow · ΔE 25.5 Gold · ΔE 27.4 Green yellow · ΔE 29.8 Olive · ΔE 36.5 Goldenrod · ΔE 36.8

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 16.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1300CC

Analogous#CC7900, #53CC00

Triadic#00B9CC, #CC00B9

Split complementary#0053CC, #7900CC

Tetradic#00CC79, #1300CC, #CC0053

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5FF99

Lighter +30%#F1FF66

Lighter +20%#ECFF33

Lighter +10%#E7FF00

Darker −10%#8B9900

Darker −20%#5C6600

Darker −30%#2E3300

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B9CC00

Less saturated −25%#A4B319

Channel breakdown

R185

G204

Red185 (72.5%)

Green204 (80%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue65.59°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness40%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B9 · G CC · B 00

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