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Colour

#B9EF4A

  • #B9EF4A
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#B9EF4A is a green with RGB values 185, 239, 74 and HSL 80°, 84%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#B9EF4A#B9EF4A
HEX#B9EF4A
RGBrgb(185, 239, 74)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.9373, 0.2902
RGB percentages72.5%, 93.7%, 29%
HSLhsl(79.6, 83.8%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(79.6, 69%, 93.7%)
CMYK22.6%, 0%, 69%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,185,418
CSS custom property--colour: #B9EF4A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72542WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.51:1
Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#4610B5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FBDF2Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#F4DD58no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.3 from the original
Tritanopia#C1E4CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 12.5Green yellow · ΔE 17.3Lawn green · ΔE 31.4Yellow · ΔE 31.6Chartreuse · ΔE 32Limegreen · ΔE 32.6
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 12.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#804AEF
Analogous#EFD24A, #67EF4A
Triadic#4AB9EF, #EF4AB9
Split complementary#4A67EF, #D34AEF
Tetradic#4AEFD3, #804AEF, #EF4A67

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFFBD7
Lighter +20%#DDF7A8
Lighter +10%#CBF379
Darker −10%#A7EB1B
Darker −20%#88C211
Darker −30%#67930D
Darker −40%#466409
More saturated +25%#BFFF3A
Less saturated −25%#B0D663

Channel breakdown

R185
G239
B74
Red185 (72.5%)
Green239 (93.7%)
Blue74 (29%)
Hue79.64°
Saturation (HSL)83.76%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B9 · G EF · B 4A

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