#b9df08 Color Information

#b9df08 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 #b9df08. In RGB, it consists of 72.5% Red, 87.5% Green, and 3.1% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 17% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 96.4% Yellow, and 12.5% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 70.6°, with saturation of 93.1% and lightness of 45.3%. The decimal value for #b9df08 is 12181256, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cccc00. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #b9df08 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#b9df08 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color185, 223, 8 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color72.5%, 87.5%, 3.1% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.275, 0.125, 0.969 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.17, 0, 0.964, 0.125 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color70.6°, 93.1%, 45.3% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color70.6°, 96.4%, 87.5% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color46.439, 63.107, 9.963 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color8, 223, 46 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code12181256 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color83.499, -35.065, 81.426 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)83.499, 88.655, 113.299 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color83.499, -17.637, 94.322 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color79.440, -34.672, 48.172 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.389, 0.528, 63.107 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4290371336 / 0xffb9df08 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cccc00 Copy
Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Shades of #b9df08

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #b9df08, its pure hue is 70.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 93.1%, and its lightness is 45.3%. 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 #b9df08, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #171c01 to #a2c307.

Tints of #b9df08

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #b9df08, its pure hue is 70.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 93.1%, and its lightness is 45.3%. 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 #b9df08, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #c2e327 to #f6fbe0.

Tones of #b9df08

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #b9df08, its pure hue is 70.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 93.1%, 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 #b9df08, which range from #747474 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #bee700 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #b9df08

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #b9df08! For #b9df08, 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, #b9df08. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #b9df08

This color, #b9df08, consists of 72.5% Red, 87.5% Green, and 3.1% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 185, Green = 223, Blue = 8. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #b9df08 is 17% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 96.4% Yellow, and 12.5% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R72.5%
C17.0%
G87.5%
M0.0%
B3.1%
Y96.4%
K12.5%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 185 223 8
Octal 271 337 10
Hexa #b9 #df #08
Binary 10111001 11011111 00001000
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 17 0 96 12
Octal 21 0 140 14
Hexa #11 #00 #60 #0c
Binary 00010001 00000000 01100000 00001100

Analogous Colors of #b9df08

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #b9df08 — which has hue 70.6° — its analogous colors are located at 40.6° and 100.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b9df08.

Triadic Colors of #b9df08

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 #b9df08 — which has hue 70.6° — its triadic colors are located at 70.6° and 310.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b9df08.

Complementary Color of #b9df08

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #b9df08 — which has hue 70.6° — its complementary color is located at 250.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b9df08.

Split Complementary Colors of #b9df08

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 #b9df08 — which has hue 70.6° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 70.6° and 280.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b9df08.

Tetradic Colors of #b9df08

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 #b9df08 — which has hue 70.6° — its tetradic colors are located at 340.6°, 70.6°, 160.6°, and 250.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b9df08.

Monochromatic Colors of #b9df08

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #b9df08, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #5b6e06 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #e0fc5e (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #b9df08

We want to make getting started with #b9df08 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #b9df08 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #b9df08 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 #b9df08 with other HTML elements.

#b9df08 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #b9df08.
<span style="color: #b9df08;">The color of this text is #b9df08.</span>

#b9df08 Background Color

The background color for this text is #b9df08.
<div style="background-color: #b9df08; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #b9df08.</div>

#b9df08 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #b9df08.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #b9df08;">This color for the shadow of this text is #b9df08.</span>

#b9df08 Border Color

This is a div with border color #b9df08.
<div style="border: #b9df08 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #b9df08.</div>

#b9df08 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #b9df08 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b9df08; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b9df08 on a white background.</div></div>

#b9df08 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #b9df08 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b9df08; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b9df08 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #b9df08 to White

This is a gradient from #b9df08 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b9df08,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b9df08,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b9df08,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b9df08,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b9df08 to white.</div>

Gradient from #b9df08 to Black

This is a gradient from #b9df08 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b9df08,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b9df08,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b9df08,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b9df08,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b9df08 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #b9df08

In addition to using #b9df08 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 #b9df08 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #b9df08, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 185, Green = 223, Blue = 8). If you need details about the color coordinates of #b9df08 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 #b9df08
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(185, 223, 8)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #b9df08; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #b9df08; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #b9df08; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(185, 223, 8);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#b9df08")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:185, green:223, blue:8, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:185 green:223 blue:8 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(185f, 223f, 8f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(185, 223, 8);
 

#b9df08 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #b9df08 the same way. For those with color blindness, #b9df08 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #b9df08 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #b9df08 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 #b9df08 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 #b9df08 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 #b9df08 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 1.5:1 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
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