#b1c51d

Color #b1c51d

A vivid, highly saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Yellow Green #9acd32 · ΔE 13.37 Nearest Tailwind class lime-500 #7ccf00 · ΔE 9.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b1c51d

RGB

rgb(177, 197, 29)

HSL

hsl(67.1, 74.3%, 44.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(67.1, 85.3%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.2%, 0%, 85.3%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(75.68, -25.8, 72.02)

LCH

lch(75.68, 76.5, 109.71)

OKLCH

oklch(78.2%, 0.1739, 117.02)

HWB

hwb(67.1, 11.4%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#311dc5

Analogous

#c5851d

#b1c51d

#5dc51d

Triadic

#b1c51d

#1db1c5

#c51db1

Split-complementary

#b1c51d

#1d5dc5

#851dc5

Tetradic

#b1c51d

#1dc531

#311dc5

#c51db1

Square

#b1c51d

#1dc585

#311dc5

#c51d5d

Shades

Color #b1c51d mixed toward black.

#94a418

#768313

#59620f

#3b420a

#1e2105

Tints

Color #b1c51d mixed toward white.

#cce131

#d6e75a

#e0ed83

#ebf3ac

#f5f9d6

Tones

Color #b1c51d mixed toward gray.

#a6b72b

#9ca939

#919b47

#868d55

#7c7f63

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.87:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#baba6a · ΔE 9.7

Deuteranopia

#b9b774 · ΔE 12

Tritanopia

#b2898e · ΔE 44.1

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 28.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b1c51d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b1c51d]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#b1c51d (#b1c51d) is rgb(177, 197, 29) in RGB.

No, #b1c51d is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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