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Recognised as Colour

#B9D787

  • #B9D787
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark khaki

#B9D787 is a green with RGB values 185, 215, 135 and HSL 83°, 50%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#B9D787#B9D787
HEX#B9D787
RGBrgb(185, 215, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.8431, 0.5294
RGB percentages72.5%, 84.3%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(82.5, 50%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(82.5, 37.2%, 84.3%)
CMYK14%, 0%, 37.2%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,179,335
CSS custom property--colour: #B9D787;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60664WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.13:1
Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#462878

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DFCE81no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original
Deuteranopia#DBCC8Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Tritanopia#BED0C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 17.2Khaki · ΔE 18.6Pale goldenrod · ΔE 19Dark seagreen · ΔE 20.8Light green · ΔE 23.5Pale green · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 17.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A587D7
Analogous#D7CD87, #91D787
Triadic#87B9D7, #D787B9
Split complementary#8791D7, #CD87D7
Tetradic#87D7CD, #A587D7, #D78791

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFDFA
Lighter +20%#E6F1D3
Lighter +10%#CFE4AD
Darker −10%#A3CA61
Darker −20%#8BBA3E
Darker −30%#6F9431
Darker −40%#526E25
More saturated +25%#BEEB73
Less saturated −25%#B4C39B

Channel breakdown

R185
G215
B135
Red185 (72.5%)
Green215 (84.3%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue82.5°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B9 · G D7 · B 87

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