Recognised as Colour

#BEBB1C

#BEBB1C
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Yellow green

#BEBB1C is a yellow with RGB values 190, 187, 28 and HSL 59°, 74%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#BEBB1C#BEBB1C

HEX#BEBB1C

RGBrgb(190, 187, 28)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.7333, 0.1098

RGB percentages74.5%, 73.3%, 11%

HSLhsl(58.9, 74.3%, 42.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(58.9, 85.3%, 74.5%)

CMYK0%, 1.6%, 85.3%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,499,740

CSS custom property--colour: #BEBB1C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46572WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness177.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.31:1

Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0

Inverted#4144E3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CBB300no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#CEB82Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original

Tritanopia#CCAEA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 23.3 Goldenrod · ΔE 24.2 Gold · ΔE 24.6 Olive · ΔE 26.5 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 30.4 Khaki · ΔE 31.6

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 23.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1C1FBE

Analogous#BE6A1C, #70BE1C

Triadic#1CBEBB, #BB1CBE

Split complementary#1C70BE, #6A1CBE

Tetradic#1CBE6A, #1C1FBE, #BE1C70

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4F2B2

Lighter +30%#EDEB86

Lighter +20%#E7E459

Lighter +10%#E0DD2D

Darker −10%#928F15

Darker −20%#65640F

Darker −30%#393808

Darker −40%#0C0C02

More saturated +25%#D9D501

Less saturated −25%#A3A137

Channel breakdown

R190

G187

B28

Red190 (74.5%)

Green187 (73.3%)

Blue28 (11%)

Hue58.89°

Saturation (HSL)74.31%

Lightness42.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BE · G BB · B 1C

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BeBB1C (chemical formula)

Formula
42.6432 g/mol
4 atoms

BeBB1C has a molar mass of 42.6432 g/mol, made up of 4 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × Be, 2 × B, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass42.6432 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule4

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule7.08107 × 10^-23 g

Molecules per gram1.412216 × 10^22

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

Be21.1%

B50.7%

C28.2%

Beryllium (Be)9.0122 g/mol, 21.134%

Boron (B × 2)21.62 g/mol, 50.7%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 28.166%

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