#b9bd2d

Color #b9bd2d

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Yellow Green #9acd32 · ΔE 20.18 Nearest Tailwind class lime-500 #7ccf00 · ΔE 13.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b9bd2d

RGB

rgb(185, 189, 45)

HSL

hsl(61.7, 61.5%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(61.7, 76.2%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.1%, 0%, 76.2%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(74.13, -17.95, 66.69)

LCH

lch(74.13, 69.06, 105.06)

OKLCH

oklch(77.1%, 0.1565, 111.2)

HWB

hwb(61.7, 17.6%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#312dbd

Analogous

#bd792d

#b9bd2d

#71bd2d

Triadic

#b9bd2d

#2db9bd

#bd2db9

Split-complementary

#b9bd2d

#2d71bd

#792dbd

Tetradic

#b9bd2d

#2dbd31

#312dbd

#bd2db9

Square

#b9bd2d

#2dbd79

#312dbd

#bd2d71

Shades

Color #b9bd2d mixed toward black.

#9a9e26

#7b7e1e

#5c5f17

#3e3f0f

#1f2008

Tints

Color #b9bd2d mixed toward white.

#cfd345

#d8dc6a

#e2e490

#ecedb5

#f5f6da

Tones

Color #b9bd2d mixed toward gray.

#aeb139

#a2a545

#979951

#8c8d5d

#808169

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.38:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.38:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbb6a · ΔE 7.6

Deuteranopia

#bbba73 · ΔE 9.3

Tritanopia

#b9858a · ΔE 43.1

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 27.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9bd2d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9bd2d]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#b9bd2d (#b9bd2d) is rgb(185, 189, 45) in RGB.

No, #b9bd2d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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