#B6B600

A dark, vivid yellow closely aligning with Yellowgreen.

About #B6B600

The precise color #B6B600 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Yellowgreen. In the RGB color space, it consists of 182 red, 182 green, and 0 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow, and 29% black. The HSL representation is 60.0° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 35.7% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#B6B600
RGB182, 182, 0
HSL60.0°, 100.0%, 35.7%
CMYK0%, 0%, 100%, 29%
HSV60.0°, 100.0%, 71.4%
LAB71.8, -16.7, 73.3
XYZ36.0, 43.4, 6.5
Decimal11974144

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.17:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
9.68:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.07:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
8.23:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #B6B600; }
.text-color { color: #B6B600; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #B6B600; }

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