#b5cd1f

Color #b5cd1f

A vivid, highly saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Yellow Green #9acd32 · ΔE 12.53 Nearest Tailwind class lime-400 #9ae600 · ΔE 8.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b5cd1f

RGB

rgb(181, 205, 31)

HSL

hsl(68.3, 73.7%, 46.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(68.3, 84.9%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.7%, 0%, 84.9%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(78.22, -27.91, 73.83)

LCH

lch(78.22, 78.93, 110.71)

OKLCH

oklch(80.3%, 0.1802, 118.07)

HWB

hwb(68.3, 12.2%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#371fcd

Analogous

#cd8e1f

#b5cd1f

#5ecd1f

Triadic

#b5cd1f

#1fb5cd

#cd1fb5

Split-complementary

#b5cd1f

#1f5ecd

#8e1fcd

Tetradic

#b5cd1f

#1fcd37

#371fcd

#cd1fb5

Square

#b5cd1f

#1fcd8e

#371fcd

#cd1f5e

Shades

Color #b5cd1f mixed toward black.

#97ab1a

#798915

#5b6710

#3c440a

#1e2205

Tints

Color #b5cd1f mixed toward white.

#cae139

#d4e760

#dfed88

#eaf3b0

#f4f9d7

Tones

Color #b5cd1f mixed toward gray.

#abbf2e

#a0b03c

#96a24b

#8b9359

#818568

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.72:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c0c06f · ΔE 10.2

Deuteranopia

#bebd79 · ΔE 12.4

Tritanopia

#b68e94 · ΔE 45

Achromatopsia

#c1c1c1 · ΔE 28.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b5cd1f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5cd1f]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#b5cd1f (#b5cd1f) is rgb(181, 205, 31) in RGB.

No, #b5cd1f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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