Recognised as Colour

#B9CC42

#B9CC42
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Yellow green

#B9CC42 is a yellow with RGB values 185, 204, 66 and HSL 68°, 58%, 53%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#B9CC42#B9CC42

HEX#B9CC42

RGBrgb(185, 204, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.8, 0.2588

RGB percentages72.5%, 80%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(68.3, 57.5%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(68.3, 67.6%, 80%)

CMYK9.3%, 0%, 67.6%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,176,450

CSS custom property--colour: #B9CC42;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53893WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness187.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.78:1

Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE

Inverted#4633BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DAC12Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#D8C34Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original

Tritanopia#C4C1B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 14.2 Khaki · ΔE 26.8 Olivedrab · ΔE 27.7 Dark khaki · ΔE 29.2 Olive · ΔE 29.7 Gold · ΔE 33.6

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 14.16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5542CC

Analogous#CC9A42, #74CC42

Triadic#42B9CC, #CC42B9

Split complementary#4274CC, #9A42CC

Tetradic#42CC9A, #5542CC, #CC4274

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4F7E3

Lighter +30%#E6EDBA

Lighter +20%#D7E292

Lighter +10%#C8D76A

Darker −10%#9BAC2F

Darker −20%#778424

Darker −30%#535C19

Darker −40%#2F340E

More saturated +25%#CFEA24

Less saturated −25%#A3AE60

Channel breakdown

R185

G204

B66

Red185 (72.5%)

Green204 (80%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue68.26°

Saturation (HSL)57.5%

Lightness52.94%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B9 · G CC · B 42

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B9CC42 (chemical formula)

Formula
613.763 g/mol
52 atoms

B9CC42 has a molar mass of 613.763 g/mol, made up of 52 atoms across 2 elements: 9 × B, 43 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass613.763 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule52

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.0191774 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram9.8118341 × 10^20

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

B15.9%

C84.1%

Boron (B × 9)97.29 g/mol, 15.851%

Carbon (C × 43)516.473 g/mol, 84.149%

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