#b9c528

Color #b9c528

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Yellow Green #9acd32 · ΔE 16.28 Nearest Tailwind class lime-500 #7ccf00 · ΔE 11.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b9c528

RGB

rgb(185, 197, 40)

HSL

hsl(64.6, 66.2%, 46.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(64.6, 79.7%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.1%, 0%, 79.7%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(76.31, -22.1, 70.12)

LCH

lch(76.31, 73.52, 107.49)

OKLCH

oklch(78.8%, 0.167, 114.22)

HWB

hwb(64.6, 15.7%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3428c5

Analogous

#c58328

#b9c528

#6bc528

Triadic

#b9c528

#28b9c5

#c528b9

Split-complementary

#b9c528

#286bc5

#8328c5

Tetradic

#b9c528

#28c534

#3428c5

#c528b9

Square

#b9c528

#28c583

#3428c5

#c5286b

Shades

Color #b9c528 mixed toward black.

#9aa421

#7b831b

#5d6314

#3e420d

#1f2107

Tints

Color #b9c528 mixed toward white.

#cdd942

#d7e068

#e1e88e

#ebf0b3

#f5f7d9

Tones

Color #b9c528 mixed toward gray.

#aeb835

#a3ab42

#989e4f

#8d915c

#828469

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bebe6c · ΔE 8.5

Deuteranopia

#bebd76 · ΔE 10.4

Tritanopia

#ba8a8f · ΔE 44.1

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 27.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9c528;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9c528]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#b9c528 (#b9c528) is rgb(185, 197, 40) in RGB.

No, #b9c528 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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