Recognised as Colour

#B9D06C

#B9D06C
Green
Light
Nearest: Dark khaki

#B9D06C is a green with RGB values 185, 208, 108 and HSL 74°, 52%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#B9D06C#B9D06C

HEX#B9D06C

RGBrgb(185, 208, 108)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.8157, 0.4235

RGB percentages72.5%, 81.6%, 42.4%

HSLhsl(73.8, 51.5%, 62%)

HSV / HSBhsv(73.8, 48.1%, 81.6%)

CMYK11.1%, 0%, 48.1%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,177,516

CSS custom property--colour: #B9D06C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56509WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness192.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.3:1

Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4

Inverted#462F93

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DBC663no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#D8C671no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original

Tritanopia#C1C7B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 17.2 Khaki · ΔE 17.5 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 24.8 Yellow green · ΔE 25.2 Olivedrab · ΔE 26 Light green · ΔE 26.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 17.24, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#836CD0

Analogous#D0B56C, #87D06C

Triadic#6CB9D0, #D06CB9

Split complementary#6C87D0, #B56CD0

Tetradic#6CD0B5, #836CD0, #D06C87

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F0F5E0

Lighter +20%#DEE9B9

Lighter +10%#CBDC93

Darker −10%#A7C445

Darker −20%#89A234

Darker −30%#687C27

Darker −40%#48551B

More saturated +25%#C6E854

Less saturated −25%#ACB884

Channel breakdown

R185

G208

B108

Red185 (72.5%)

Green208 (81.6%)

Blue108 (42.4%)

Hue73.8°

Saturation (HSL)51.55%

Lightness61.96%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B9 · G D0 · B 6C

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