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#b9cd3d

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

RGB
185, 205, 61
HSL
68°, 59%, 52%
CMYK
10, 0, 70, 20
Luminance
0.5431

Every format

HEX#b9cd3d
RGBrgb(185, 205, 61)
HSLhsl(68, 59%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 0%, 70%, 20%)
LABlab(78.6 -25.1 65.6)
LCHlch(78.6 70.2 110.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.807 0.164 117.1)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #b9cd3d;
background-color: #b9cd3d;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#b9cd3d] bg-[#b9cd3d]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #b9cd3d;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.725, green: 0.804, blue: 0.239)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#b9cd3d")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#b9cd3d on white: 1.77:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#b9cd3d on black: 11.86:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red72.5%
Green80.4%
Blue23.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan9.8%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow70.2%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#b9cd3d text on a black background

contrast 11.86:1

Card sample

#b9cd3d text on a white background

contrast 1.77:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #b9cd3d;
Background color
Panel with #b9cd3d background
background-color: #b9cd3d;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #b9cd3d;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(185, 205, 61, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(185, 205, 61, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #b9cd3d;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b9cd3d, #59CD3D);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #b9cd3d

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #b9cd3d in the Color Lab