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Recognised as Colour

#B8D840

  • #B8D840
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#B8D840 is a green with RGB values 184, 216, 64 and HSL 73°, 66%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#B8D840#B8D840
HEX#B8D840
RGBrgb(184, 216, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.8471, 0.251
RGB percentages72.2%, 84.7%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(72.6, 66.1%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(72.6, 70.4%, 84.7%)
CMYK14.8%, 0%, 70.4%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,113,984
CSS custom property--colour: #B8D840;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59672WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.93:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#4727BF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E5CB26no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#E1CB4Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.4 from the original
Tritanopia#C2CDBAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 9.1Green yellow · ΔE 28.2Khaki · ΔE 32.3Yellow · ΔE 32.4Olivedrab · ΔE 32.4Light green · ΔE 34.7
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 9.09, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6040D8
Analogous#D8AC40, #6CD840
Triadic#40B8D8, #D840B8
Split complementary#406CD8, #AC40D8
Tetradic#40D8AC, #6040D8, #D8406C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7FBE9
Lighter +30%#E7F2BF
Lighter +20%#D7E995
Lighter +10%#C8E16A
Darker −10%#9EBE27
Darker −20%#7B941E
Darker −30%#586916
Darker −40%#353F0D
More saturated +25%#C9F523
Less saturated −25%#A7BB5D

Channel breakdown

R184
G216
B64
Red184 (72.2%)
Green216 (84.7%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue72.63°
Saturation (HSL)66.09%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B8 · G D8 · B 40

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