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#B9CB2C

#b9cb2c ≈ June Bud

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b9cb2c is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 79.61% green and 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.87% cyan, 0% magenta, 78.33% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 66.79°, with 64.37% saturation and 48.43% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is June Bud (#bdda57), ΔE 5.25.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5321

Complementary

  1. #b9cb2c
  2. #3e2ccb

Split complementary

  1. #b9cb2c
  2. #2c6acb
  3. #8d2ccb

Analogous

  1. #cb8d2c
  2. #b9cb2c
  3. #6acb2c

Triadic

  1. #b9cb2c
  2. #2cb9cb
  3. #cb2cb9

Tetradic

  1. #b9cb2c
  2. #2ccb3e
  3. #3e2ccb
  4. #cb2cb9

Square

  1. #b9cb2c
  2. #2ccb8d
  3. #3e2ccb
  4. #cb2c6a

Monochromatic

  1. #464d11
  2. #808c1e
  3. #b9cb2c
  4. #d0de66
  5. #e3eba5

Shades

#b9cb2c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b9cb2c
  2. #a7b728
  3. #94a223
  4. #828e1f
  5. #6f7a1a
  6. #5d6616
  7. #4a5112
  8. #383d0d
  9. #252909
  10. #131404
  11. #000000

Tints

#b9cb2c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b9cb2c
  2. #c0d041
  3. #c7d556
  4. #cedb6b
  5. #d5e080
  6. #dce596
  7. #e3eaab
  8. #eaefc0
  9. #f1f5d5
  10. #f8faea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b9cb2c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b9cb2c
  2. #b3c434
  3. #aebc3d
  4. #a8b545
  5. #a2ad4e
  6. #9da656
  7. #979e5e
  8. #919767
  9. #8b8f6f
  10. #868878
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bec59b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9c000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8c23b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5bfae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cdc515 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ccc636 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0c48c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b9cb2c {
  color: #b9cb2c;
}
Background
.bg-b9cb2c {
  background-color: #b9cb2c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b9cb2c {
  border: 2px solid #b9cb2c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b9cb2c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 203 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 67 64% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b9cb2c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b9cb2c, #6acb2c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b9cb2c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 203 44 / 0.35);
}

#bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.25 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.70 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.52 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.05 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.27 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 9.78 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 10.24 #4634d3 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

June Bud
#b9cb2c  rgb(185, 203, 44)  hsl(67, 64%, 48%)  June Bud
#3e2ccb  rgb(62, 44, 203)  hsl(247, 64%, 48%)  Persian Blue
#2cb9cb  rgb(44, 185, 203)  hsl(187, 64%, 48%)  Dark Turquoise
#cb2cb9  rgb(203, 44, 185)  hsl(307, 64%, 48%)  Medium Orchid