All About Color #B9C421

#B9C421

About #B9C421

#B9C421 is a medium yellow color with the hex code #B9C421. In RGB it is red 185, green 196, blue 33; in HSL it is hue 64°, saturation 71%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 6%, 0%, 83%, 23%. Its contrast ratio is 1.91:1 on white and 10.98:1 on black.

#B9C421 Color Conversion

Hex tripletB9, C4, 21
CMYK5.61%, 0.00%, 83.16%, 23.14%
RGB Decimal185, 196, 33
HSL64°, 71%, 45%
RGB Octal271, 304, 41
HSV (HSB)64.05°, 83.16%, 76.86%
RGB Binary10111001, 11000100, 100001
CIE-L*AB76.01, -21.83, 71.64
RGB Percent72.55%, 76.86%, 12.94%
CIE-L*CH76.01, 74.89, 106.95
XYZ40.02, 49.90, 8.96
CIE-L*UV76.01, -1.50, 81.47
xyY0.40, 0.50, 49.90
Hunter-Lab70.64, -22.50, 41.93
RYB12.94%, 76.86%, 17.25%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B9C421 on a dark background: contrast 10.98:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#B9C421 on a light background: contrast 1.91:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B9C421, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#B9C421 · #DBE45E · #6F7614 · #2C21C4 · #675EE4

Analogous palette

#C42C21 · #C47E21 · #B9C421 · #68C421 · #21C42C

Triadic palette

#B9C421 · #21B9C4 · #C421B9 · #DBE45E · #5EDBE4

Tetradic palette

#B9C421 · #21C47E · #2C21C4 · #C42168 · #6F7614

Monochromatic palette

#3E410B · #7C8316 · #B9C421 · #D8E151 · #E6ED92

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