HEX Color #B6CC42 (Yellowgreen)

About #B6CC42

The hex code #B6CC42 represents a beautifully specific shade of yellow. Designers often compare it to the standard color Yellowgreen. Its digital footprint relies on 182 parts red, 204 parts green, and 66 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 11% cyan and 0% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 69.6° hue, 57.5% saturation, and 52.9% lightness.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#B6CC42

RGB182, 204, 66

HSL69.6°, 57.5%, 52.9%

CMYK11%, 0%, 68%, 20%

HSV69.6°, 67.6%, 80.0%

LAB78.2, -25.5, 63.2

XYZ41.9, 53.5, 13.3

Decimal11979842

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#B6CC42 #5841CC

Analogous

#CC9D41 #70CC41

Triadic

#41B5CC #CC41B5

Tetradic

#41CC9D #5841CC #CC4170

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#B6CC42

#BED157

#C6D76C

#CEDD81

#D6E296

#DEE8AB

#E6EEC0

#EEF3D5

#F6F9EA

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#B6CC42

#A1B53A

#8D9E33

#79882C

#657124

#505A1D

#3C4416

#282D0E

#141607

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.79:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

11.70:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.71:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

9.95:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #B6CC42; }

.text-color { color: #B6CC42; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #B6CC42; }

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