#b9d45f Color Information

#b9d45f Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #b9d45f. In RGB, it consists of 72.5% Red, 83.1% Green, and 37.3% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 12.7% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 55.2% Yellow, and 16.9% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 73.8°, with saturation of 57.6% and lightness of 60.2%. The decimal value for #b9d45f is 12178527, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cccc66. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #b9d45f is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#b9d45f Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color185, 212, 95 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color72.5%, 83.1%, 37.3% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.275, 0.169, 0.627 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.127, 0, 0.552, 0.169 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color73.8°, 57.6%, 60.2% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color73.8°, 55.2%, 83.1% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color45.617, 58.227, 19.661 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color95, 212, 122 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code12178527 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color80.865, -26.052, 53.965 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)80.865, 59.925, 115.770 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color80.865, -11.849, 70.951 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color76.307, -26.829, 38.138 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.369, 0.471, 58.227 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4290368607 / 0xffb9d45f Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cccc66 Copy
Last Updated: November 23, 2024

Shades of #b9d45f

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #b9d45f, its pure hue is 73.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 57.6%, and its lightness is 60.2%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #b9d45f, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #171b0c to #a2ba53.

Tints of #b9d45f

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #b9d45f, its pure hue is 73.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 57.6%, and its lightness is 60.2%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #b9d45f, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #c2d973 to #f6faeb.

Tones of #b9d45f

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #b9d45f, its pure hue is 73.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 57.6%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #b9d45f, which range from #9a9a9a (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #d0ff34 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #b9d45f

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #b9d45f! For #b9d45f, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #b9d45f. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #b9d45f

This color, #b9d45f, consists of 72.5% Red, 83.1% Green, and 37.3% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 185, Green = 212, Blue = 95. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #b9d45f is 12.7% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 55.2% Yellow, and 16.9% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R72.5%
C12.7%
G83.1%
M0.0%
B37.3%
Y55.2%
K16.9%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 185 212 95
Octal 271 324 137
Hexa #b9 #d4 #5f
Binary 10111001 11010100 01011111
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 12 0 55 16
Octal 14 0 67 20
Hexa #0c #00 #37 #10
Binary 00001100 00000000 00110111 00010000

Analogous Colors of #b9d45f

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #b9d45f — which has hue 73.8° — its analogous colors are located at 43.8° and 103.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b9d45f.

Triadic Colors of #b9d45f

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #b9d45f — which has hue 73.8° — its triadic colors are located at 73.8° and 313.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b9d45f.

Complementary Color of #b9d45f

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #b9d45f — which has hue 73.8° — its complementary color is located at 253.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b9d45f.

Split Complementary Colors of #b9d45f

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #b9d45f — which has hue 73.8° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 73.8° and 283.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b9d45f.

Tetradic Colors of #b9d45f

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #b9d45f — which has hue 73.8° — its tetradic colors are located at 343.8°, 73.8°, 163.8°, and 253.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b9d45f.

Monochromatic Colors of #b9d45f

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #b9d45f, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #7b8c41 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #e2f4a4 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #b9d45f

We want to make getting started with #b9d45f on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #b9d45f into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #b9d45f can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #b9d45f with other HTML elements.

#b9d45f Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #b9d45f.
<span style="color: #b9d45f;">The color of this text is #b9d45f.</span>

#b9d45f Background Color

The background color for this text is #b9d45f.
<div style="background-color: #b9d45f; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #b9d45f.</div>

#b9d45f Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #b9d45f.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #b9d45f;">This color for the shadow of this text is #b9d45f.</span>

#b9d45f Border Color

This is a div with border color #b9d45f.
<div style="border: #b9d45f 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #b9d45f.</div>

#b9d45f Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #b9d45f on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b9d45f; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b9d45f on a white background.</div></div>

#b9d45f Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #b9d45f on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b9d45f; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b9d45f on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #b9d45f to White

This is a gradient from #b9d45f to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b9d45f,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b9d45f,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b9d45f,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b9d45f,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b9d45f to white.</div>

Gradient from #b9d45f to Black

This is a gradient from #b9d45f to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b9d45f,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b9d45f,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b9d45f,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b9d45f,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b9d45f to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #b9d45f

In addition to using #b9d45f on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #b9d45f in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #b9d45f, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 185, Green = 212, Blue = 95). If you need details about the color coordinates of #b9d45f in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #b9d45f
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(185, 212, 95)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #b9d45f; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #b9d45f; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #b9d45f; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(185, 212, 95);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#b9d45f")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:185, green:212, blue:95, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:185 green:212 blue:95 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(185f, 212f, 95f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(185, 212, 95);
 

#b9d45f Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #b9d45f the same way. For those with color blindness, #b9d45f might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #b9d45f looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #b9d45f is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #b9d45f looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #b9d45f will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #b9d45f is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.7:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text