All About Color #B9BC9F

#B9BC9F

About #B9BC9F

#B9BC9F is a light yellow color with the hex code #B9BC9F. In RGB it is red 185, green 188, blue 159; in HSL it is hue 66°, saturation 18%, lightness 68%; in CMYK it is 2%, 0%, 15%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 1.95:1 on white and 10.76:1 on black.

#B9BC9F Color Conversion

Hex tripletB9, BC, 9F
CMYK1.60%, 0.00%, 15.43%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal185, 188, 159
HSL66°, 18%, 68%
RGB Octal271, 274, 237
HSV (HSB)66.21°, 15.43%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111001, 10111100, 10011111
CIE-L*AB75.32, -6.09, 14.34
RGB Percent72.55%, 73.73%, 62.35%
CIE-L*CH75.32, 15.58, 113.01
XYZ44.25, 48.78, 39.88
CIE-L*UV75.32, -0.21, 21.42
xyY0.33, 0.37, 48.78
Hunter-Lab69.85, -9.15, 15.03
RYB62.35%, 73.73%, 63.53%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B9BC9F on a dark background: contrast 10.76:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#B9BC9F on a light background: contrast 1.95:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B9BC9F, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#B9BC9F · #E0E2D5 · #929669 · #A29FBC · #D6D5E2

Analogous palette

#BCA29F · #BCB09F · #B9BC9F · #AABC9F · #9FBCA2

Triadic palette

#B9BC9F · #9FB9BC · #BC9FB9 · #E0E2D5 · #D5E0E2

Tetradic palette

#B9BC9F · #9FBCB0 · #A29FBC · #BC9FAA · #929669

Monochromatic palette

#6F724F · #989D72 · #B9BC9F · #DADBCC · #F4F5F0

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