All About Color #B9CD32

#B9CD32

About #B9CD32

#B9CD32 is a medium yellow color with the hex code #B9CD32. In RGB it is red 185, green 205, blue 50; in HSL it is hue 68°, saturation 61%, lightness 50%; in CMYK it is 10%, 0%, 76%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 1.77:1 on white and 11.84:1 on black.

#B9CD32 Color Conversion

Hex tripletB9, CD, 32
CMYK9.76%, 0.00%, 75.61%, 19.61%
RGB Decimal185, 205, 50
HSL68°, 61%, 50%
RGB Octal271, 315, 62
HSV (HSB)67.74°, 75.61%, 80.39%
RGB Binary10111001, 11001101, 110010
CIE-L*AB78.58, -25.60, 69.24
RGB Percent72.55%, 80.39%, 19.61%
CIE-L*CH78.58, 73.82, 110.29
XYZ42.41, 54.21, 11.25
CIE-L*UV78.58, -7.20, 82.03
xyY0.39, 0.50, 54.21
Hunter-Lab73.63, -26.01, 42.48
RYB19.61%, 80.39%, 27.45%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B9CD32 on a dark background: contrast 11.84:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#B9CD32 on a light background: contrast 1.77:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B9CD32, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#B9CD32 · #D2DF7C · #768320 · #4632CD · #897CDF

Analogous palette

#CD4632 · #CD9432 · #B9CD32 · #6BCD32 · #32CD46

Triadic palette

#B9CD32 · #32B9CD · #CD32B9 · #D2DF7C · #7CD2DF

Tetradic palette

#B9CD32 · #32CD94 · #4632CD · #CD326B · #768320

Monochromatic palette

#4A5214 · #819023 · #B9CD32 · #CEDC6F · #E3EBAD

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