#B6BD1D

A medium, vivid yellow closely aligning with Yellowgreen.

About #B6BD1D

Visually, #B6BD1D is defined as a vivid yellow. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Yellowgreen. Its digital footprint relies on 182 parts red, 189 parts green, and 29 parts blue light.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 4% cyan and 0% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 62.6 degrees, it sits comfortably in the yellow spectrum.

From a UX and accessibility standpoint, contrast is paramount. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#B6BD1D
RGB182, 189, 29
HSL62.6°, 73.4%, 42.7%
CMYK4%, 0%, 85%, 26%
HSV62.6°, 84.7%, 74.1%
LAB73.8, -19.8, 70.6
XYZ37.7, 46.4, 8.1
Decimal11975965

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.04:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
10.29:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.95:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
8.74:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #B6BD1D; }
.text-color { color: #B6BD1D; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #B6BD1D; }

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