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Recognised as Colour

#B9F86A

  • #B9F86A
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#B9F86A is a green with RGB values 185, 248, 106 and HSL 87°, 91%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#B9F86A#B9F86A
HEX#B9F86A
RGBrgb(185, 248, 106)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.9725, 0.4157
RGB percentages72.5%, 97.3%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(86.6, 91%, 69.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(86.6, 57.3%, 97.3%)
CMYK25.4%, 0%, 57.3%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,187,754
CSS custom property--colour: #B9F86A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7849WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness218.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.7:1
Contrast with white1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0
Inverted#460795

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFE85Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#FAE474no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.6 from the original
Tritanopia#BDEED9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 16Pale green · ΔE 23.1Green yellow · ΔE 23.8Light green · ΔE 24.6Limegreen · ΔE 31.5Lawn green · ΔE 35.8
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 16.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A96AF8
Analogous#F8F06A, #72F86A
Triadic#6AB9F8, #F86AB9
Split complementary#6A72F8, #F06AF8
Tetradic#6AF8F0, #A96AF8, #F86A72

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFFFC
Lighter +20%#E7FDCB
Lighter +10%#D0FA9B
Darker −10%#A2F639
Darker −20%#8BF10B
Darker −30%#6FC009
Darker −40%#538F07
More saturated +25%#BAFF63
Less saturated −25%#B7E47E

Channel breakdown

R185
G248
B106
Red185 (72.5%)
Green248 (97.3%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue86.62°
Saturation (HSL)91.03%
Lightness69.41%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B9 · G F8 · B 6A

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