All About Color #B9CA1C

#B9CA1C

About #B9CA1C

#B9CA1C is a medium yellow color with the hex code #B9CA1C. In RGB it is red 185, green 202, blue 28; in HSL it is hue 66°, saturation 76%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 8%, 0%, 86%, 21%. Its contrast ratio is 1.82:1 on white and 11.53:1 on black.

#B9CA1C Color Conversion

Hex tripletB9, CA, 1C
CMYK8.42%, 0.00%, 86.14%, 20.78%
RGB Decimal185, 202, 28
HSL66°, 76%, 45%
RGB Octal271, 312, 34
HSV (HSB)65.86°, 86.14%, 79.22%
RGB Binary10111001, 11001010, 11100
CIE-L*AB77.66, -24.89, 74.11
RGB Percent72.55%, 79.22%, 10.98%
CIE-L*CH77.66, 78.17, 108.56
XYZ41.34, 52.64, 9.08
CIE-L*UV77.66, -5.20, 84.54
xyY0.40, 0.51, 52.64
Hunter-Lab72.55, -25.27, 43.37
RYB10.98%, 79.22%, 17.65%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B9CA1C on a dark background: contrast 11.53:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#B9CA1C on a light background: contrast 1.82:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B9CA1C, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #B9CA1C. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#B9CA1C · #DAE859 · #6F7911 · #2D1CCA · #6759E8

Analogous palette

#CA2D1C · #CA841C · #B9CA1C · #61CA1C · #1CCA2D

Triadic palette

#B9CA1C · #1CB9CA · #CA1CB9 · #DAE859 · #59DAE8

Tetradic palette

#B9CA1C · #1CCA84 · #2D1CCA · #CA1C61 · #6F7911

Monochromatic palette

#3E4309 · #7B8712 · #B9CA1C · #D7E74B · #E6F08F

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