#B6CC00

A medium, vivid yellow closely aligning with Yellowgreen.

About #B6CC00

At its core, #B6CC00 is a medium and vivid hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Yellowgreen. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 182, 204, and 0.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. Its ink density profile breaks down to 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow, and 20% black. The HSL representation is 66.5° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 40.0% 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. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#B6CC00
RGB182, 204, 0
HSL66.5°, 100.0%, 40.0%
CMYK11%, 0%, 100%, 20%
HSV66.5°, 100.0%, 80.0%
LAB78.0, -27.5, 77.9
XYZ40.9, 53.1, 8.1
Decimal11979776

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.81:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
11.63:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.73:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
9.88:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #B6CC00; }
.text-color { color: #B6CC00; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #B6CC00; }

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