All About Color #B9B95F

#B9B95F

About #B9B95F

#B9B95F is a medium yellow color with the hex code #B9B95F. In RGB it is red 185, green 185, blue 95; in HSL it is hue 60°, saturation 39%, lightness 55%; in CMYK it is 0%, 0%, 49%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 2.07:1 on white and 10.17:1 on black.

#B9B95F Color Conversion

Hex tripletB9, B9, 5F
CMYK0.00%, 0.00%, 48.65%, 27.45%
RGB Decimal185, 185, 95
HSL60°, 39%, 55%
RGB Octal271, 271, 137
HSV (HSB)60.00°, 48.65%, 72.55%
RGB Binary10111001, 10111001, 1011111
CIE-L*AB73.44, -12.64, 45.27
RGB Percent72.55%, 72.55%, 37.25%
CIE-L*CH73.44, 47.00, 105.60
XYZ39.42, 45.84, 17.60
CIE-L*UV73.44, 4.19, 57.98
xyY0.38, 0.45, 45.84
Hunter-Lab67.70, -14.55, 31.98
RYB37.25%, 72.55%, 37.25%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B9B95F on a dark background: contrast 10.17:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#B9B95F on a light background: contrast 2.07:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B9B95F, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#B9B95F · #D5D59F · #83833A · #5F5FB9 · #9F9FD5

Analogous palette

#B95F5F · #B98C5F · #B9B95F · #8CB95F · #5FB95F

Triadic palette

#B9B95F · #5FB9B9 · #B95FB9 · #D5D59F · #9FD5D5

Tetradic palette

#B9B95F · #5FB98C · #5F5FB9 · #B95F8C · #83833A

Monochromatic palette

#595927 · #8E8E3E · #B9B95F · #D0D095 · #E8E8CA

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