What color is #B8CC17?

#B8CC17 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Serpent Sceptre. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8CC17?

The RGB value is 184, 204, 23: 184 red, 204 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8CC17?

The complementary color is #2B17CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8CC17?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.69:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8CC17 color

#B8CC17 rgb(184, 204, 23)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B8CC17 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 80% green and 9% blue (184, 204, 23).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 80% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 89% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Serpent Sceptre (#BBCC00), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.69:1).

#B8CC17 color codes

HEX	`#B8CC17`
RGB	`rgb(184, 204, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 80%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 80%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 89%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 89%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.13, -26.38, 75.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.13, 79.86, 109.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.516, 53.439, 8.938)`
Decimal	`12110871`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8CC17, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #B8CC17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8CC17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #B8CC17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8cc17; }
.text { color: #b8cc17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8cc17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 204 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8cc17, #5ecc17); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Yellow Green.

Questions

What color is #B8CC17?: #B8CC17 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Serpent Sceptre. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8CC17?: The RGB value is 184, 204, 23: 184 red, 204 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8CC17?: The complementary color is #2B17CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8CC17?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.69:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.