Information about #B9D917 color

#B9D917 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B9D917 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(185, 217, 23) — 72.5% red, 85.1% green, 9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 13 / 0 / 76 / 15. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #B9D917 reads as a energetic, saturated yellow and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Yellowish Green (#B0DD16). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Inch Worm (#B0E313) and Neva (#C6D60D).

In RGB terms — rgb(185, 217, 23) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B9D917: 13.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.6:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B9D917 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B9D917 color variations

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

#B9D917 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B9D917 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B9D917 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B9D917 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#B9D917 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #B9D917

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

Yellowish Green color link
Yellowish Green

#B0DD16

Inch Worm color link
Inch Worm

#B0E313

Neva color link
Neva

#C6D60D

Spritzer color link
Spritzer

#C2E225

Rio Grande color link
Rio Grande

#B7C61A

Key Lime Pie color link
Key Lime Pie

#BFC921

Bitter Lemon color link
Bitter Lemon

#CAE00D

Vivid Lime Green color link
Vivid Lime Green

#A6D608

Fuego color link
Fuego

#C2D62E

La Rioja color link
La Rioja

#BAC00E

Baby Puke Green color link
Baby Puke Green

#B6C406

Acid Green color link
Acid Green

#B0BF1A

#B9D917 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B9D917
  • RGB185, 217, 23
  • CMYK13, 0, 76, 15
  • CSSrgb(185, 217, 23)
  • HSL70°, 81%, 47%
  • HSL Precise69.897°, 80.833%, 47.059%
  • HSV70°, 89%, 85%
  • HSB70°, 89%, 85%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.851
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.090
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.851, 0.090)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.851, 0.090, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.851, 0.090)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB85.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB9%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB9D917
  • DECIMAL ID12179735
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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