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#b5cd2c

a balanced, vivid yellow · cool · closest name: yellow

RGB
181, 205, 44
HSL
69°, 65%, 49%
CMYK
12, 0, 79, 20
Luminance
0.5367

Every format

HEX#b5cd2c
RGBrgb(181, 205, 44)
HSLhsl(69, 65%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 0%, 79%, 20%)
LABlab(78.3 -27.5 70.6)
LCHlch(78.3 75.8 111.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.803 0.175 118.2)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #b5cd2c;
background-color: #b5cd2c;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#b5cd2c] bg-[#b5cd2c]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #b5cd2c;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.710, green: 0.804, blue: 0.173)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#b5cd2c")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#b5cd2c on white: 1.79:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#b5cd2c on black: 11.73:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red71.0%
Green80.4%
Blue17.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan11.7%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow78.5%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#b5cd2c text on a black background

contrast 11.73:1

Card sample

#b5cd2c text on a white background

contrast 1.79:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #b5cd2c;
Background color
Panel with #b5cd2c background
background-color: #b5cd2c;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #b5cd2c;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(181, 205, 44, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(181, 205, 44, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #b5cd2c;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b5cd2c, #4ACD2C);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #b5cd2c

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #b5cd2c in the Color Lab