Recognised as Colour

#B5CA4E

#B5CA4E
Green
Light
Nearest: Yellow green

#B5CA4E is a green with RGB values 181, 202, 78 and HSL 70°, 54%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

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HEX#B5CA4E

RGBrgb(181, 202, 78)

RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.7922, 0.3059

RGB percentages71%, 79.2%, 30.6%

HSLhsl(70.2, 53.9%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(70.2, 61.4%, 79.2%)

CMYK10.4%, 0%, 61.4%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,913,806

CSS custom property--colour: #B5CA4E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52615WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness185.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.52:1

Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD

Inverted#4A35B1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D7C03Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#D4C156no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original

Tritanopia#BFC0B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 16.4 Khaki · ΔE 23.5 Dark khaki · ΔE 24.4 Olivedrab · ΔE 24.7 Olive · ΔE 28.1 Light green · ΔE 31.7

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 16.43, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#634ECA

Analogous#CAA14E, #77CA4E

Triadic#4EB5CA, #CA4EB5

Split complementary#4E77CA, #A14ECA

Tetradic#4ECAA1, #634ECA, #CA4E77

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F7F9EB

Lighter +30%#E6EDC4

Lighter +20%#D6E29C

Lighter +10%#C5D675

Darker −10%#9BB035

Darker −20%#798929

Darker −30%#56621D

Darker −40%#343A12

More saturated +25%#C8E731

Less saturated −25%#A2AD6B

Channel breakdown

R181

G202

B78

Red181 (71%)

Green202 (79.2%)

Blue78 (30.6%)

Hue70.16°

Saturation (HSL)53.91%

Lightness54.9%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B5 · G CA · B 4E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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