Information about #B9C129 color

#B9C129 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B9C129 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(185, 193, 41) — 72.5% red, 75.7% green, 16.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 3 / 0 / 60 / 24. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#B9C129 is a strongly colored golden yellow that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Key Lime Pie (#BFC921). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Rio Grande (#B7C61A) and Acid Green (#B0BF1A).

In RGB terms — rgb(185, 193, 41) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B9C129: 10.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for white. #B9C129 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#B9C129 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#B9C129 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #B9C129

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Key Lime Pie color link
Key Lime Pie

#BFC921

Rio Grande color link
Rio Grande

#B7C61A

Acid Green color link
Acid Green

#B0BF1A

Bahia color link
Bahia

#A9C01C

Pea color link
Pea

#A4BF20

Fuego color link
Fuego

#C2D62E

Greenfinch color link
Greenfinch

#BDA928

Warm Olive color link
Warm Olive

#C7B63C

Funk color link
Funk

#C6AA24

Earls Green color link
Earls Green

#B8A722

La Rioja color link
La Rioja

#BAC00E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B9C129
  • RGB185, 193, 41
  • CMYK3, 0, 60, 24
  • CSSrgb(185, 193, 41)
  • HSL63°, 65%, 46%
  • HSL Precise63.158°, 64.957%, 45.882%
  • HSV63°, 79%, 76%
  • HSB63°, 79%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.757
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.161
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.757, 0.161)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.757, 0.161, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.757, 0.161)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB75.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB9C129
  • DECIMAL ID12173609
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01