Wild Willow is a light medium bright shade of Yellow. It belongs to the color family Pastel Yellow, and it has high lightness and medium saturation. Wild Willow is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Wild Willow is #B9C46A.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Wild Willow has 73%% Red, 77% Green, and 42% Blue.
Wild Willow has 67° Hue, 46% Saturation, and 77% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Wild Willow has 67° Hue, 43% Saturation, and 59% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Wild Willow has 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow, and 23% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#B9C46A |
|
RGB |
(185, 196, 106) |
(73%, 77%, 42%) |
HSV |
(67°, 46, 77) |
(19%, 46%, 77%) |
HSL |
(67°, 43, 59) |
(19%, 43%, 59%) |
CMYK |
(6, 0, 46, 23) |
(6%, 0%, 46%, 23%) |
The natural luminance of Wild Willow is 51%, which is medium high.
Wild Willow has a higher contrast with black than white.
Wild Willow and black have a 11.2:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Wild Willow and white have a 1.9:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
51% |
AAA (11.2) |
insufficient (1.9) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Wild Willow paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 28% Yellow, 8% Green, 23% Black, 42% White, as shown below.
Yellow
28%
Red
0%
Green
8%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
23%
White
42%
To mix Wild Willow paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 4% Cyan, 31% Yellow, 23% Black, 42% White, as shown below.
Cyan
4%
Magenta
0%
Yellow
31%
Black
23%
White
42%
Colors similar to Wild Willow are: Light Olive, Greenish Tan, Tan Green, Olive Green, and Pale Olive. Light Olive is more green and darker than Wild Willow. Greenish Tan is more green and paler and lighter than Wild Willow. Tan Green is more green and paler and darker than Wild Willow. Olive Green is more orange and paler and darker than Wild Willow. Pale Olive is more green and paler and lighter than Wild Willow.