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Recognised as Colour

#B9E300

  • #B9E300
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Green yellow

#B9E300 is a green with RGB values 185, 227, 0 and HSL 71°, 100%, 45%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Green yellow.

Colour values

#B9E300#B9E300
HEX#B9E300
RGBrgb(185, 227, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.8902, 0
RGB percentages72.5%, 89%, 0%
HSLhsl(71.1, 100%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(71.1, 100%, 89%)
CMYK18.5%, 0%, 100%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,182,272
CSS custom property--colour: #B9E300;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65252WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.05:1
Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#461CFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F1D400no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#ECD32Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.3 from the original
Tritanopia#C4D7C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Green yellow · ΔE 17.2Yellow green · ΔE 18.3Yellow · ΔE 23Lawn green · ΔE 31.3Chartreuse · ΔE 31.7Gold · ΔE 35.4
Nearest named CSS colourGreen yellow (#ADFF2F)ΔE 17.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2A00E3
Analogous#E39B00, #48E300
Triadic#00B9E3, #E300B9
Split complementary#0048E3, #9C00E3
Tetradic#00E39B, #2A00E3, #E30047

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0FFB0
Lighter +30%#E7FF7D
Lighter +20%#DEFF4A
Lighter +10%#D4FF17
Darker −10%#8FB000
Darker −20%#667D00
Darker −30%#3C4A00
Darker −40%#131700
More saturated +25%#B9E300
Less saturated −25%#A7C71C

Channel breakdown

R185
G227
B0
Red185 (72.5%)
Green227 (89%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue71.1°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B9 · G E3 · B 00

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