#b2c257

Color #b2c257

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 16.91 Nearest Tailwind class lime-500 #7ccf00 · ΔE 10.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b2c257

RGB

rgb(178, 194, 87)

HSL

hsl(69, 46.7%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(69, 55.2%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.2%, 0%, 55.2%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(75.29, -20.75, 51.09)

LCH

lch(75.29, 55.14, 112.1)

OKLCH

oklch(78%, 0.1335, 116.7)

HWB

hwb(69, 34.1%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6757c2

Analogous

#c29d57

#b2c257

#7cc257

Triadic

#b2c257

#57b2c2

#c257b2

Split-complementary

#b2c257

#577cc2

#9d57c2

Tetradic

#b2c257

#57c267

#6757c2

#c257b2

Square

#b2c257

#57c29d

#6757c2

#c2577c

Shades

Color #b2c257 mixed toward black.

#9bac3e

#7c8932

#5d6725

#3e4519

#1f220c

Tints

Color #b2c257 mixed toward white.

#bfcc73

#ccd68f

#d8e0ab

#e5ebc7

#f2f5e3

Tones

Color #b2c257 mixed toward gray.

#acb960

#a5b069

#9fa772

#999e7b

#939584

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.75:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b97c · ΔE 8.1

Deuteranopia

#b8b783 · ΔE 10

Tritanopia

#b39296 · ΔE 37.4

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 24.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b2c257;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b2c257]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#b2c257 (#b2c257) is rgb(178, 194, 87) in RGB.

No, #b2c257 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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