#b9e12f

Color #b9e12f

A vivid, highly saturated medium green.

Closest named color Yellow Green #9acd32 · ΔE 11.86 Nearest Tailwind class lime-400 #9ae600 · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b9e12f

RGB

rgb(185, 225, 47)

HSL

hsl(73.5, 74.8%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(73.5, 79.1%, 88.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.8%, 0%, 79.1%, 11.8%)

LAB

lab(84.16, -35.08, 75.19)

LCH

lch(84.16, 82.97, 115.01)

OKLCH

oklch(85.2%, 0.1942, 122.23)

HWB

hwb(73.5, 18.4%, 11.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#572fe1

Analogous

#e1b02f

#b9e12f

#60e12f

Triadic

#b9e12f

#2fb9e1

#e12fb9

Split-complementary

#b9e12f

#2f60e1

#b02fe1

Tetradic

#b9e12f

#2fe157

#572fe1

#e12fb9

Square

#b9e12f

#2fe1b0

#572fe1

#e12f60

Shades

Color #b9e12f mixed toward black.

#a0c61d

#809e17

#607711

#404f0b

#202806

Tints

Color #b9e12f mixed toward white.

#c5e652

#d0eb74

#dcf097

#e8f5ba

#f3fadc

Tones

Color #b9e12f mixed toward gray.

#b1d23e

#a9c34d

#a0b45b

#98a66a

#909779

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.87:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cccc7d · ΔE 12.3

Deuteranopia

#c9c688 · ΔE 15.3

Tritanopia

#bb9ea4 · ΔE 44

Achromatopsia

#d2d2d2 · ΔE 29

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9e12f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9e12f]

Related colors

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Yellow Green #9acd32

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Green Yellow #adff2f

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Frequently asked questions

#b9e12f (#b9e12f) is rgb(185, 225, 47) in RGB.

No, #b9e12f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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