HEX Color #B6DB42 (Yellowgreen)

About #B6DB42

Visually, #B6DB42 is defined as a moderate yellow. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Yellowgreen. In the RGB color space, it consists of 182 red, 219 green, and 66 blue.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 17% cyan and 0% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#B6DB42

RGB182, 219, 66

HSL74.5°, 68.0%, 55.9%

CMYK17%, 0%, 70%, 14%

HSV74.5°, 69.9%, 85.9%

LAB82.4, -32.6, 67.4

XYZ45.6, 61.0, 14.5

Decimal11983682

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#B6DB42 #6641DB

Analogous

#DBB341 #69DB41

Triadic

#41B6DB #DB41B6

Tetradic

#41DBB3 #6641DB #DB4169

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#B6DB42

#BEDF57

#C6E36C

#CEE781

#D6EB96

#DEEFAB

#E6F3C0

#EEF7D5

#F6FBEA

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#B6DB42

#A1C23A

#8DAA33

#79922C

#657924

#50611D

#3C4916

#28300E

#141807

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.59:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

13.20:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.52:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

11.22:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #B6DB42; }

.text-color { color: #B6DB42; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #B6DB42; }

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